Updated: June 19, 2025 10:43 PM IST 
New Delhi: Voting for by-elections to five assembly constituencies across Gujarat, West Bengal, Punjab and Kerala began on Thursday morning amid tight security arrangements. The polling began at 7 am and will continue till 6 pm. The seats where polling is underway are Kaliganj in West Bengal, Nilambur in Kerala, Ludhiana West in Punjab, and Kadi and Visavadar in Gujarat. The polling kick started amidst tight security arrangements, including the deployment of central security forces and police, along with live monitoring of the by-election process through an extensive webcasting system. The counting of votes will be held on June 23.
According to the data released by the Election Commission of India, voter turnout in the ongoing Assembly by-elections remained moderate in the early hours of polling. By 9 am, Nilambur (Kerala) recorded the highest turnout at 13.15%, followed by Visavadar (Gujarat) at 12.10%, Kaliganj (West Bengal) at 10.83%, Kadi (Gujarat) at 9.05%, and Ludhiana West (Punjab) with the lowest turnout at 8.50%.
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Nilambur registers 46.73 % polling at 1 pm
Nilambur Assembly constituency registered 46.73% polling in the first six hours after polling started at 7 a.m.
The Congress has fielded Bharat Bhushan Ashu, a former minister and Punjab Congress working president, in the by-election. Ashu, 51, has previously represented the constituency as an MLA in 2012 and 2017, but lost to Gurpreet Bassi Gogi by 7,512 votes in the 2022 Assembly polls.
In Ludhiana, there are a total of 14 candidates in the fray, and 1,75,469 voters are eligible to exercise their franchise – 85,371 of them women and 10 belonging to the third gender. A total of 194 polling stations are there for the bypoll, with 100 per cent live webcasting of polling stations, officials said.
The Ludhiana West Assembly seat became vacant following the death of AAP MLA Gurpreet Bassi Gogi in January. The by-election is anticipated to be a closely contested battle among major political parties, including the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Congress, BJP, and Shiromani Akali Dal, vying for control in this urban constituency.
According to the data released by the Election Commission of India, voter turnout in the ongoing Assembly by-elections remained moderate in the early hours of polling. By 9 am, Nilambur (Kerala) recorded the highest turnout at 13.15%, followed by Visavadar (Gujarat) at 12.10%, Kaliganj (West Bengal) at 10.83%, Kadi (Gujarat) at 9.05%, and Ludhiana West (Punjab) with the lowest turnout at 8.50%
across Punjab, West Bengal, Gujarat and Kerala. The polling began at 7 am and will continue till 6 pm.
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