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

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 Punjab bypolls have set the stage for a fierce political battle, with early results showing AAP leading in three constituencies while Congress maintains a slight edge in Barnala. Discover how these results could reshape Punjab's political landscape after the recent MLA vacancies.

The Congress party is ahead in one, according to the initial trends. The by-polls were conducted to fill vacancies created when incumbent legislators were elected to the Lok Sabha earlier this year.Check Latest Updates: AAP Leads In Three Seats,

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.

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.

In Dera Baba Nanak, AAP's Hardeep Singh Dimpy Dhillon was leading by 1,044 votes against his nearest rival and Congress nominee Amrita Warring, the wife of Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh Raja Warring.

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