In Punjab's Tarn Taran bypoll, a close contest is being witnessed between Shiromani Akali Dal candidate Sukhwinder Kaur Randhawa and the ruling Aam Aadmi Party's Harmeet Singh Sandhu, according to the initial trends.

Other prominent candidates in the race are Karanbir Singh Burj (Congress), Harjit Singh Sandhu (BJP) and Mandeep Singh (Independent).

The counting of votes for the Tarn Taran bypoll began at 8 am here on Friday.

The polling was held on Tuesday, which saw a voter turnout of 60.95 per cent.

The Tarn Taran assembly seat fell vacant after the death of AAP MLA Kashmir Singh Sohal in June.

Tight security arrangements have been made at the counting centre set up at the International College of Nursing, Piddi.

The counting will be completed in 16 rounds, officials said.

There w

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