New Delhi, Nov 12 Aam Aadmi Party on Thursday announced its second list of 31 candidates for the 2027 Punjab Assembly elections, taking the total number of candidates declared so far to 71, while Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said several new faces have been given an opportunity.
Of the 31 candidates, 12 had contested the 2022 Assembly elections: six on AAP tickets and six from other parties.
The six candidates who contested in 2022 on AAP tickets are Raman Bahl from Gurdaspur, Shamsher Singh from Dina Nagar, Dr K N S Kang from Dakha, Saravjit Kaur Manuke from Jagraon, Amandeep Singh Goldy Musafir from Balluana, and Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer from Barnala.
Among those who had contested on other parties’ tickets are Guriqbal Singh Mahal from Qadian, Talbir Singh Gill from Majitha, Pawan Kumar Tinu from Adampur, Dr Raj Kumar Chabbewal from Phagwara, Jasvir Singh Garhi from Chamkaur Sahib, and Vaninder Kaur Loomba from Shutrana.
The remaining candidates include Swaran S Salaria from Sujanpur, Rohit Syal from Pathankot, Harjobanjit Singh Randhawa from Fatehgarh Churian, Sonia Mann from Raja Sansi, Karamjit Singh Rintu from Amritsar North, Jaskanwar Singh Gill from Patti, and Harsimran Singh from Bholath.
Davinder Pal Singh Ranga from Kapurthala, Harjot Kaur Lohtia from Phillaur, Balvir Singh Pala Jalalpur from Shahkot, Nitin Kohli from Jalandhar Central, Vaneet Dhir from Jalandhar North, Deepak Bali from Jalandhar Cantt, and Sarabjot Singh Saabi from Mukerian have also found a place in the list.
The list also included Robby Kang from Nawan Shahr, Parminder Singh Goldy from Kharar, Dr Suhani Doda from Abohar, and Gopal Singh from Bathinda Rural.
Announcing the list after a meeting of the party’s Political Affairs Committee, Mann said discussions were held on public feedback and preparations for the upcoming Assembly elections.
He said AAP had given tickets to several workers who had been associated with the party for a long time, while many new candidates had also been identified.
“Here, neither recommendations nor requests work. We have identified volunteers who have been working hard for the party. Several new candidates have also been given an opportunity,” Mann said.
With the candidates’ list announced, the contestants would now get more time to reach out to voters and take the party’s policies and programmes to people ahead of the elections, he said.
The Punjab Assembly elections are due in early 2027.
(PTI News)
