Tarn Taran By-Election 2025 Result has started to come in and the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has taken a lead after first five rounds of counting.
As per Election Commission of India's Tarn Taran Bypoll Results 2025- AAP candidate Harmeet Singh Sandhu is leading by a slight margin of 187 votes.
On number 2 is Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) candidate Sukhwinder Kaur, on number 3 is Karanbir Singh of Congress.
Tarn Taran Byelection 2025 was necessitated after the death of sitting Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Dr Kashmir Singh Sohal earlier this year. The contest is now being seen as a crucial test of Punjab’s shifting political mood ahead of the 2027 Assembly elections.
The ruling Aam Aadmi Party has fielded former Akali leader Harmeet Singh Sandhu, who joined AAP earlier this year. Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann led an aggressive campaign, describing the election as a “battle between truth and deceit” and urging voters to continue supporting AAP’s model of governance based on welfare schemes, job creation and anti-corruption measures.
The Congress, seeking to regain lost ground in Majha, nominated Karanbir Singh (Burj) as its candidate. The party backed on local discontent over unemployment, drug abuse and inflation, while attempting to revive its traditional voter base by calling for a return to experienced governance.
The Shiromani Akali Dal chose Sukhwinder Kaur Randhawa, a local leader who recently joined the party following the merger of the Azad Group with the SAD. Party president Sukhbir Singh Badal appealed to voters to “restore Panthic dignity” and support the Akalis as the true voice of Sikh institutions and rural Punjab.