Punjab Elections 2022: The Congress faces a direct challenge from the Aam Aadmi Party, which has been given a clear edge by the pre-poll surveys.
The Congress on Saturday released its first list of 86 candidates for the upcoming assembly elections in Punjab, fielding Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi from Chamkaur Sahib and PCC chief Navjot Singh Sidhu from Amritsar East. The party has also fielded Punjab deputy chief ministers — Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa from Dera Baba Nanak and Om Prakash Soni from Amritsar Central, the seats they already represent.
Punjab will go to polls in single phase on February 14 and the counting of votes will be done on March 10, along with Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur. The Congress faces a direct challenge from the Aam Aadmi Party, which has been given a clear edge by the pre-poll surveys.
Here is the complete list of Congress candidates for Punjab Assembly elections 2022:
Constituency – Candidate Name
Sujanpur – Naresh Puri
Pathankot – Amit Vij
Gurdaspur – Barinderjeet Singh Pahra
Dina Nagar (SC) – Aruna Chaudhary
Qadian – Pratap Singh Bajwa
Sri Hargobindpur (SC) – Mandeep Singh Rangar Nangal
Fatehgarh Churian – Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa
Ajnala – Harpratap Singh Ajnala
Raja Sansi – Sukhwinder Singh Sarkaria
Majitha – Jagwinder Pal Singh (Jagga Majitha)
Jandiala (SC) – Sukhwinder Singh Danny
Amitsar North – Sunil Dutti
Amritsar West (SC) – Raj Kumar Verka
Amritsar Central – Omprakash Soni
Amritsar East – Navjot Singh Sidhu
Amritsar South – Inderbir Singh Bolaria
Tarn Taran – Dr Dharambir Agnihotri
Patti – Harminder Singh Gill
Baba Bakala (SC) – Santokh Singh Bhalaipur
Bholath – Sukhpal Singh Khaira
Kapurthala – Rana Gurjeet Singh
Sultanpur Lodhi – Navtej Singh Cheema
Phagwara (SC) – Balwinder Singh Dhaliwal
Phillaur (SC) – Vikramjit Singh Chaudhary
Shahkot – Hardev Singh Ladi
Kartarpur (SC) – Chaudhary Surinder Singh
Jalandhar West (SC) – Sushil Kumar Rinku
Jalandhar Central – Rajinder Beri
Jalandhar North – Avtar Singh Junior
Jalandhar Cantt. – Pargat Singh
Adampur (SC) – Sukhwinder Singh Kotli
Mukerian – Indu Bala
Dasuya – Arun Dogra
Urmar – Sangat Singh Gilzian
Sham Chaurasi (SC) – Pawan Kumar Adia
Hoshiarpur – Sunder Sham Arora
Chabbewal (SC) – Dr Raj Kumar
Garhshankar – Amarpreet Lally
Balachaur – Darshan Lal
Anandpur Sahib – Kanwarpal Singh
Rupnagar – Barinder Singh Dhillon
Chamkaur Sahib (SC) – Charanjit Singh Channi
SAS Nagar – Balbir Singh Sidhu
Bassi Pathana (SC) – Gurpreet Singh GP
Fatehgarh Sahib – Kuljeet Singh Nagra
Amloh – Randeep Singh Nabha
Khanna – Gurkirat Singh Kotli
Ludhiana East – Sanjeev Talwar
Atam Nagar – Kamaljit Singh Karwal
Ludhiana Central – Surinder Kumar Dawar
Ludhiana West – Bharat Bhushan
Ludhiana North – Rakesh Pandey
Payal (SC) – Lakhvir Singh Lakha
Dakha – Capt. Sandeep Singh Sandhu
Rajkot (SC) – Kamil Amar Singh
Nihal Singhwala (SC) – Bhupendra Sahoke
Bhagha Purana – Darshan Singh Brar
Moga – Malvika Sood
Dharamkot – Sukhjit Singh Lohgarh
Zira – Kulbir SIngh Zira
Firozpur City – Parminder Singh Pinky
Abohar – Sandeep Jakhar
Balluana (SC) – Rajinder Kaur
Lambi – Jagpal Singh Abulkhurana
Gidderbaha – Amarinder Singh Raja
Malout (SC) – Rupinder Ruby
Faridkot – Kushaldeep Singh Dhillon
Rampura Phul – Gurpreet Singh Kangar
Bhucho Mandi (SC) – Pritam Singh Kotbhai
Bathinda Urban – Manpreet Singh Badal
Bathinda Rural (SC) – Harvinder Singh Gill ‘Laddi’
Talwandi Sabo – Khushbaz Singh Jatana
Maur – Dr Manoj Bala Bansal
Mansa – Sidhu Moosewala
Budhlada (SC) – Ranvir Kaur Bhattal
Lehra – Rajinder Kaur Bhattal
Malerkotla – Razia Sultana
Dhuri – Dalvir Singh Goldy
Sangrur – Vijay Inder Singla
Nabha (SC) – Sadhu Singh Dharamsot
Patiala (Rural) – Mohit Mohindra
Rajpura – Hardial Singh Kamboj
Ghanaur – Madan Lal Jalalpur
Sanour – Harinder Pal Singh Mann
Samana – Rajinder Singh
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