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Jun
Ludhiana (National Times): Polling began at 7 AM today for the high-profile Ludhiana West bypoll, a key urban constituency in Punjab, with over 1.74 lakh registered voters set to decide the future of 14 candidates in the fray. The by-election follows the death of sitting AAP MLA Gurpreet Gogi, who passed away in January in a suspected suicide. This is the first-ever bypoll for Ludhiana West, a constituency created in 1977 that has seen 10 general assembly elections to date. Campaign Marred by Personal Attacks Over Public Issues Despite being a vital industrial and urban region, campaigning was dominated more…