Prominent candidates in Punjab assembly polls
January 28th, 2012 - 6:53 pm ICT by IANS ( Leave a comment )
Chandigarh, Jan 28 (IANS) The following are the main candidates from various political parties in the fray for the Jan 30 elections to 117 assembly seats in Punjab:
Total Seats: 117
Date of poll: Jan 30
Counting of votes: March 6
Main parties:
1. Shiromani Akali Dal-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) (Ruling alliance)
2. Congress (main opposition)
3. People’s Party of Punjab (PPP) (The PPP has formed the Sanjha Morcha with the CPI, CPI-M and Akali Dal (Longowal).
Prominent candidates and constituencies:
1. Parkash Singh Badal (chief minister), Akali Dal - Lambi (Muktsar district)
2. Gurdas Badal, PPP - Lambi
3. Amarinder Singh, (Punjab Congress president) - Patiala urban
4. Sukhbir Singh Badal (Deputy CM and Akali Dal president) - Jalalabad
5. Manpreet Badal (PPP president) - Gidderbaha and Maur (Two constituencies)
6. Rajinder Kaur Bhattal (former CM), Congress - Lehragaga
7. Ashwani Sharma (Punjab BJP president) - Pathankot
8. Navjot Kaur Sidhu (BJP MP Navjot Sidhu’s wife), BJP - Amritsar east
9. Raninder Singh (Amarinder Singh and Preneet Kaur’s son), Congress - Samana
10. P.S. Gill (former DGP), Akali Dal - Moga
11. Darbara Singh Guru (ex-principal secretary to CM), Akali Dal - Bhadaur (reserved)
12. Bhagwant Mann (Comedian, actor), PPP - Lehragaga
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