Jalandhar, May 31, 2018: Counting of votes in Shahkot assembly bypoll began on Thursday at 8 am in the office of Director, Land Records, Jalandhar. The polling of votes was held on May 28, 2018.
Of the total 1,72,676 voters, 76.60% had cast their votes.
The result will seal the fate of 12 candidates in the fray. The main contest is between the ruling Congress, Shiromani Akali Dal and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).
The seat fell vacant following the death of sitting Akali Dal legislator Ajit Singh Kohar in February this year.
Kohar, a former minister, was elected five times from this seat. His son Naib Singh Kohar has been fielded by the Akali Dal this time.
The Congress candidate Hardev Singh Ladi had earlier lost to Kohar by nearly 5,000 votes in the assembly elections in February last year.
The AAP has fielded Rattan Singh as its candidate.