AAP is leading in Dera Baba Nanak, Chabbewal and Gidderbaha while Congress is leading only on one seat in Barnala. The BJP is at third position in all four seats. Notably, Congress won in Dera Baba Nanak, Chabbewal and Gidderbaha in the 2022 Punjab elections and AAP won in Barnala.

The vote counting for the by-polls to four assembly seats in Punjab started at 8 am today, November 23. Stay tuned to this live blog for latest updates.

The ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Punjab on Saturday won three of the four Assembly constituencies on which elections were held on November 20, giving a morale boost to Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann.

The bypolls were necessitated after the incumbent legislators were elected to the Lok Sabha earlier this year.

Ishank Kumar Chabbewal won the Chabbewal assembly seat in Punjab on Saturday, defeating his nearest rival and Congress nominee Ranjit Kumar

The AAP’s candidate Dr Ishank Kumar decisively defeated Congress’s Ranjit Kumar by a margin of 28,690 votes. Dr Ishank secured 51,904 votes, compared to Ranjit’s 23,214 votes, while BJP candidate Sohan Singh Thandal managed only 8,692 votes.

While Congress could only win Barnala, the AAP won Dera Baba Nanak, Chabbewal and Gidderbaha seats in the Punjab bypolls.

Punjab's ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) secured victory in three out of four assembly constituencies during the recent by elections. AAP's wins in Chabb

In all four bypoll seats, the contest was primarily between the AAP and Congress, with the BJP trailing in third place in every seat