CHANDIGARH: Punjab Chief Electoral Officer Sibin C has informed that the counting for by-elections for 4 seats of Punjab Vidhan Sabha will start on November 23, 2024 at 8 am. All preparations have been done. All counting centers will be monitored by CCTV cameras. He said that three tier security system has been implemented around counting centres for which Punjab Police jawans and officers and Central Armed Forces have been deployed.
The Chief Electoral Officer said that the by-elections of 4 seats of the Vidhan Sabha, a total of 45 candidates are in the fray this time. One center has been set up in each assembly constituency for the counting of votes.
Sibin C said that 11 candidates participated in Vidhan Sabha Constituency 10-Dera Baba Nanak and 64.01 percent voting was recorded here. The counting of votes for this constituency will be held in 18 rounds at Sukhjindra Group of Institutes, Engineering Wing, Hardochhanni Road, Gurdaspur.
He further informed that in Vidhan Sabha Constituency 44-Chabbewal (SC), a total of 6 candidates contested and the votes will be counted in 15 rounds at Gym Hall, Education Block, Rayat and Bahra Group of Institutes, Chandigarh Road Hoshiarpur. A total of 53.43 percent voting has taken place on the Chabbewal seat.
Similarly, 14 candidates are in the fray in the 84-Giddarbaha constituency. A total of 81.90 percent voting has taken place here. Giddarbaha constituency votes will be counted in 13 rounds at Government Senior Secondary School (Boys) Bharu Road, Giddarbaha.
Sibin C said that there was competition among 14 candidates in 103-Barnala constituency. 56.34 percent voting has been recorded in this constituency. The votes for Barnala Constituency will be counted in 16 rounds at S.D. College of Education, Barnala.
Sibin C further informed that SDM Dera Baba Nanak is the returning officer of Dera Baba Nanak Vidhan Sabha constituency, while ADC (G) of Hoshiarpur is the returning officer of Chabbewal (SC) Vidhan Sabha constituency. Futher, SDM Giddarbaha is the returning officer of Vidhan Sabha constituency Giddarbaha and SDM Barnala is the returning officer of Vidhan Sabha constituency Barnala.