India, Nov. 14 -- Security has been tightened across Tarn Taran as the administration readies for the counting of votes for the Tarn Taran assembly bypoll, held on November 11.

The counting will begin at 8am on Friday at the Mai Bhago International College of Nursing, Piddi village, where elaborate arrangements have been made under the supervision of the Election Commission of India (ECI).

The Tarn Taran constituency recorded a voter turnout of 60.95% during polling on Tuesday, which was nearly 5% lower than the 66% turnout recorded during the 2022 Punjab assembly elections. The bypoll was necessitated following the demise of AAP MLA Dr Kashmir Singh Sohal, who had won the seat in 2022.

The administration has made tight security arrang...