Bypolls 2023 : Postal ballot counting begins, eyes on UP’s Rampur, Punjab’s Jalandhar

The counting of votes for by elections for the Jalandhar parliamentary constituency in Punjab and assembly constituencies of Chhanbey and Suar in Uttar Pradesh, Jharsuguda in Odisha, and Sohiong in Meghalaya began on Saturday at 8 am amid tight security.

A four-cornered contest is in the offing with the ruling AAP, Congress, BJP, SAD vying to outdo each other in Jalandhar Lok Sabha bypoll while, a tough contest is expected in Rampur’s Suar assembly seat where Samajwadi party (SP)leader Azam Khan and his son Abdullah Khan have campaigned for the party while BJP despite leaving the seat for its ally Apna Dal (S) has actively campaigned.