Ludhiana Polling for the SGPC elections passed off peacefully with the district recording 56.43 per cent voter turnout. Votes for 18 seats falling in 13 constituencies involving 73 candidates were cast on Sunday. With a 39.25 per cent polling percentage, Ludhiana West recorded the lowest voter turn-out. Sitting SGPC president Avtar Singh Makkar is the SAD(B) candidate from this constituency while the highest polling percentage was recorded in Raikot (71 per cent) where Jagjit Singh Talwandi, son of senior SAD(B) leader Jagdev Singh Talwandi, is the front runner.
Counting of votes has begun with initial trends indicating a SAD(B) lead with the lowest lead of about 400 votes being recorded at Ludhiana South, at the time of writing this report. SAD(B)’s candidate Simerjeet Singh Bains is contesting this seat against independent Surinder Singh Ryat.
Meanwhile stray incidents of heated arguments were reported from areas like Doraha, Humbran, Praian and Moti Nagar. Sitting SGPC president Avtar Singh Makkar too was accused of creating ruckus in some polling booths which fall in his area. Makkar, however, denied the charges.
Deputy Commissioner Rahul Tewari maintained that the polling went off peacefully. Khanna recorded a poll percentage of 68 per cent. Polls for four seats were held here in which candidates like Amrik Singh of SAD (1920), Sandeep Singh (independent), Jaswinder Singh of SAD( Amritsar) and Davinder Singh of SAD (B) are in the fray.
Payal meanwhile recorded 66 per cent voter turnout. Surjit Singh of SAD(Amritsar), Devinder Singh of Panch Pardhani, Mangat Rai Singh of SAD(1920) and Raghubir Singh of SAD(B) are contesting for this seat. Sidhwan Bet which recorded a poll percentage of 58.25 per cent has Harnek Singh of SAD(A), Gurbaksh Singh (independent, Jaswant Singh SAD(B), and Jagir Singh (independent) in the fray.
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