CHANDIGARH: AAP candidate Sushil Rinku is leading in the Jalandhar Lok Sabha bypoll, counting of votes for which is underway, trends showed.
Rinku is far ahead of his nearest rival and Congress candidate Karamjit Kaur Chaudhary.
The seat had fallen vacant following the death Karamjit Kaur’s husband and Congress MP Santokh Singh Chaudhary in January.
BJP candidate Inder Iqbal Singh Atwal was at the third spot while Shiromani Akali Dal’s Sukhwinder Kumar Sukhi, who is being backed by the BSP, was at the fourth spot, according to the trends.
The bypoll was held on May 10 and counting began at 8 am.
Nineteen candidates contested the bypoll, which recorded a voter turnout of 54.70 per cent. The turnout was well below the 63.04 per cent recorded in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.