In Punjab’s Tarn Taran Assembly bypoll, the ruling Aam Aadmi Party’s candidate Harmeet Singh Sandhu has been declared the winner after maintaining a steady lead through most of the counting process. SAD’s Sukhwinder Kaur Randhawa put up a strong fight but ultimately finished in second place (see vote count below) .

Other prominent candidates in the race were Independent candidate Mandeep Singh who had the support of the Akali Dal (Waris Punjab De), Karanbir Singh Burj of the Congress, and Harjit Singh Sandhu of the BJP.

A total of 15 candidates were vying for the MLA's post. The counting of votes for the Tarn Taran bypoll, which began at 8 am here today, was completed in 16 rounds. The counting centre was set up at the International College of Nursing, Piddi.

In the polling on Tuesday

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