Judiciously exercise democratic right: Punjab CM

Chandigarh, Oct 21 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Monday appealed to the voters to judiciously exercise their most important democratic right and fulfil their duty by exercising their franchise.

"As Dakha, Jalalabad, Mukerian and Phagwara go to the polls today, I urge the voters of these four Assembly constituencies to judiciously exercise their most important democratic right and fulfil their duty by voting for a strong and prosperous Punjab," the Chief Minister tweeted.

Polling for by-elections to four Assembly seats in the Congress-ruled Punjab began on Monday morning.

Electors in the four constituencies could be seen reaching polling stations even before voting started at 7 a.m.

The main contest is between the Congress and the Akali Dal-BJP alliance.

Besides, the Aam Aadmi Party, the Bahujan Samaj Party and the Lok Insaaf Party have also fielded their candidates.