AAP releases first list of 40 candidates for Punjab assembly polls
Chandigarh, October 31: The ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Punjab, stepping up preparations for the assembly elections, released its first list of 40 candidates on Saturday. Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann released the list in Chandigarh.
Earlier on Friday, the party’s parliamentary board meeting in Delhi agreed to release the list of candidates. The list re-nominates several sitting MLAs, including Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and former minister Sanjeev Arora, who is jailed in a money laundering case.
The current term of the Punjab Assembly ends in March 2027, and assembly elections are scheduled before that time. Punjab has a total of 117 assembly seats, of which Aam Aadmi Party MLAs currently hold 94. Political discussions have started due to the names of Finance Minister Harpal Cheema, Health Minister Balbir Singh and Local Bodies Minister Harjot Bains not being included in the first list.
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According to the list released by Bhagwant Mann, sitting MLA Aman Singh Sherry Kalsi from Batala, Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal from Ajnala, Inderbir Singh Nijjar from Amritsar South, Harmeet Singh Sandhu from Tarn Taran, Sarwan Singh Dhun from Khemkaran, Inderjit Kaur Mann from Nakodar, Balkar Singh from Kartarpur, Karambir Singh Ghuman from Dasuha, Jasvir Singh Raja Gill from Udmud, Brahmshankar Jimpa from Hoshiarpur, Ishank Kumar Chabbewal from Chabbewal, Jai Kishar Rori from Garhshankar, Ms. Santosh Kataria from Balachaur, Dinesh Chadha from Rupnagar, Kulwant Singh from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Lakhbir Singh Rai from Fatehgarh Sahib, Gurinder Singh Gary Warring from Amloh, Jagtar Singh Dayalpuria from Samrala, Daljit Singh Grewal Bhola from Ludhiana East, Kulwant Singh Sidhu from Atam Nagar, Ashok Parashar Pappi from Ludhiana Central have been fielded as candidates. 20 seats have been nominated
from Ludhiana West to Patiala
Similarly, Sanjeev Arora from Ludhiana West, Chaudhary Madan Lal Bagga from Ludhiana North, Manvinder Singh Gyaspura from Payal, Manjit Singh from Nihal Singh Wala, Amritpal Singh Sukhanand from Bagha Purana, Dr. Amandeep Kaur Arora from Moga, Davinder Jeet Singh from Dharamkot, Jagdeep Singh Goldy from Jalalabad, Narinderpal Singh Sawna from Fazilka, Jagdeep Singh Kaka Brar from Muktsar Sahib, Kultar Singh Sandhwa from Kotkapura, Amolak Singh from Jaiton, Baljinder Kaur from Talwandi Sabo, Gurpreet Singh Banawali from Sardulgarh, Labh Singh Ugoke from Bhadaur, Kulwant Singh Pandori from Mahalkalan, Jaswant Singh Gajjanmajra from Amargarh, Bhagwant Mann from Dhuri, Ajit Pal Singh Kohli from Patiala have been nominated.
