Voting has begun for 117 assembly seats in Punjab. 17.77% voter turnout has been recorded in the state in the first 3 hours till 11 am. Till now, voting turnout at key candidates seats are as follows-
Channi's two seats Bhadaur (19.50%) and Chamkaur Sahib (22%), Bhagwant Mann's Dhuri seat (18.50%), Parkash Singh Badal's Lambi seat (23.80%), Sukhbir Badal's Jalalabad seat (21.80%) and Captain Amarinder's seat.
On the other hand, politics has also started regarding Dera Sacha Sauda in the middle of polling. CM Charanjit Singh Channi has targeted the Akali Dal raising the issue of sacrilege. He said that Dera Sacha Sauda has supported Akali Dal in Punjab elections. During the voting, this statement of CM Channi is being interpreted in a big way. He has also raised again the Khalistan controversy of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal.
4.14% polling has been done there so far in Amritsar district. According to the Election Commission, 117 Assembly constituencies in 23 districts of Punjab will be voting from 24,689 polling booths on Sunday. All the covid related protocols have been getting followed at all the polling stations. Voting started at 8 am and will continue till 6 pm. Tight security arrangements have been made during this time.