Congress candidate Rupinder Singh Koonar leading in Rajasthan's Karanpur assembly seat

JAIPUR: Congress candidate Rupinder Singh Koonar is currently leading by more than 630 votes against his BJP counterpart after three rounds of vote counting in the Karanpur assembly seat in Rajasthan's Sriganganagar district. The counting of postal ballots commenced at 8 am, followed by the counting of votes cast on EVMs starting at 8:30 am.
As per the Chief Electoral Office, Koonar has secured 14,946 votes so far, while BJP candidate Surendra Pal Singh has garnered 14,316 votes after three rounds of counting.
The counting process is taking place at 17 counters at Dr. Bheemrao Ambedkar Government College, Sriganganagar, Voting was held on January 5.
The election for this constituency was delayed due to the unfortunate demise of the Congress candidate and the then MLA Gurmeet Singh Koonar. The Congress has nominated Koonar's son, Rupinder Singh, as the candidate for this seat.
Surendra Pal Singh has previously been inducted into the Rajasthan ministry following the BJP's victory in the assembly polls, securing 115 out of the 199 seats contested.
According to the regulations, Surendra Pal Singh has a six-month window to be elected to the assembly after being sworn in as a minister.