<p>The Assembly poll results announced on Thursday brought gloom for several political heavyweights, including two current and five former chief ministers, who lost the electoral battle from their respective seats.</p>.<p>Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi and his Uttarakhand counterpart Pushkar Singh Dhami lost the polls from the seats they held respectively.</p>.<p>A similar fate awaited former Uttarakhand chief minister Harish Singh Rawat and former Punjab chief ministers Parkash Singh Badal and Amarinder Singh.</p>.<p><strong>Also read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/election/punjab/from-stand-up-comedian-to-punjab-cm-how-bhagwant-mann-delivered-the-perfect-punchline-1089987.html" target="_blank">From stand-up comedian to Punjab CM: How Bhagwant Mann delivered the perfect punchline</a></strong><br /><br />Even though Dhami has lost the electoral battle, his party is heading for a victory in Uttarakhand.</p>.<p>In Punjab, where the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is set to sweep the polls, as many as three former chief ministers -- Badal, Singh and Rajinder Kaur Bhattal -- have lost the election from their respective pocket boroughs.</p>.<p>Chief Minister Channi has lost the poll battle from both Bhadaur and Chamkaur Sahib.</p>.<p>Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief and former Punjab deputy chief minister Sukhbir Badal has also lost the election to his AAP rival.</p>.<p>Most of the current and former ministers of the Punjab government have lost the poll battle to the AAP candidates.</p>.<p>In Goa, former chief minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) nominee Churchill Alemao lost the election from Benaulim to the AAP nominee.</p>.<p>The counting of votes for the Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Goa and Manipur Assembly polls is going on amid tight security arrangements.</p>
<p>The Assembly poll results announced on Thursday brought gloom for several political heavyweights, including two current and five former chief ministers, who lost the electoral battle from their respective seats.</p>.<p>Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi and his Uttarakhand counterpart Pushkar Singh Dhami lost the polls from the seats they held respectively.</p>.<p>A similar fate awaited former Uttarakhand chief minister Harish Singh Rawat and former Punjab chief ministers Parkash Singh Badal and Amarinder Singh.</p>.<p><strong>Also read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/election/punjab/from-stand-up-comedian-to-punjab-cm-how-bhagwant-mann-delivered-the-perfect-punchline-1089987.html" target="_blank">From stand-up comedian to Punjab CM: How Bhagwant Mann delivered the perfect punchline</a></strong><br /><br />Even though Dhami has lost the electoral battle, his party is heading for a victory in Uttarakhand.</p>.<p>In Punjab, where the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is set to sweep the polls, as many as three former chief ministers -- Badal, Singh and Rajinder Kaur Bhattal -- have lost the election from their respective pocket boroughs.</p>.<p>Chief Minister Channi has lost the poll battle from both Bhadaur and Chamkaur Sahib.</p>.<p>Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief and former Punjab deputy chief minister Sukhbir Badal has also lost the election to his AAP rival.</p>.<p>Most of the current and former ministers of the Punjab government have lost the poll battle to the AAP candidates.</p>.<p>In Goa, former chief minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) nominee Churchill Alemao lost the election from Benaulim to the AAP nominee.</p>.<p>The counting of votes for the Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Goa and Manipur Assembly polls is going on amid tight security arrangements.</p>