Tarn Taran bypoll: Over 59% polling recorded till 5 pm

Tribune News Service

Updated At : 07:26 PM Nov 11, 2025 IST

Voters stand in a queue to cast their votes during the Tarn Taran bypoll at a polling booth on Tuesday. Tribune Photo: Vishal Kumar

A voter turnout of 59 per cent was recorded by 5 pm during the polling for the Tarn Taran Assembly by-election in Punjab on Tuesday.

Polling began at 7 am and will continue till 6 pm, with strict security measures in place, according to officials.

Vote counting is scheduled to take place on November 14.

As of 1 pm, the voter turnout was 36.62 per cent.

36 per cent polling till 1 pm

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23 per cent polling till 11 am

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Of the total 1.92 lakh voters in the constituency, 23 per cent had cast their ballots till 11 am, officials said. The 46 micro observers appointed by the Election Commission are continuously making rounds of the polling stations. Poling remains peaceful, with no incidents of violence reported so far.

Women voters after casting their votes in the Tarn Taran bypoll

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Polling continues peacefully amid tight security

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Polling is underway peacefully in the assembly segment, with people making beelines at polling stations. Security has been tightened, with Punjab Police managing the outer perimeters of most polling stations, while Central Armed Police Forces are deployed inside the premises to oversee the inner cordon.

11 per cent polling till 9 am

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Voting for Tarn Taran Assembly bypoll begins

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The number of eligible voters is 1,92,838 -- 1,00,933 male, 91,897 female, and eight third-gender—in the constituency. A total of 222 polling stations have been set up at 114 locations, of which 60 are urban and 162 are rural, including four ‘model’ and three ‘pink’ polling booths, officials said.

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