Chandigarh: With Punjab-ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) eyeing to retain the seat that is witnessing a multi-cornered contest, polling for the high-stakes Tarn Taran Assembly bypoll began on Tuesday morning amid tight security arrangements.

Twenty-three per cent polling has been recorded in the first four hours, officials said. The polling will continue till 6 pm. As many as 15 candidates are in the fray, with 5 being seen as strong contenders, setting the stage for a multi-cornered fight on the Panthic seat with the influence of Sikh religio-politics being the strongest.

Chief Electoral Officer Sibin C said there are 192,838 voters in the constituency, which includes 100,933 men, 91,897 women and eight third-gender voters.

“There has been no report of any delay in starting the poll proce

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