Lok Sabha elections 2024: The Congress immediately (April 14) issued one other record of 10 candidates for the Lok Sabha election in Delhi and Punjab, tapping former Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi for the Jalandhar-SC Lok Sabha seat.
In Punjab, the occasion renominated its sitting MPs Gurjeet Singh Aujla from Amritsar and Amar Singh from Fatehgarh Sahib (SC) Lok Sabha seat. Former MP Dharvir Gandhi might be contesting from the Patiala Lok Sabha seat. His candidature comes mere days after he joined the Congress leaving the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).
The occasion has nominated its All India Kisan wing chief Sukhpal Singh Khaira from the Sangrur Lok Sabha seat and Jeet Mohinder Singh Sidhu from the Bathinda Lok Sabha constituency, which is at present represented by SAD chief’s spouse Harsimrat Kaur Badal.
Here is the complete record
- Charanjit Singh Channi from Jalandhar
- Sukhpal Singh Khaira from Sangrur
- Dr Dharamvir Gandhi from Patiala
- Gurjeet Singh Aujla from Amritsar
The occasion has retained the sitting MP from Amritsar, Gurjit Aujla, and introduced candidature of former Chief Minister Charanjit Channi from Jalandhar (reserved), Dharamvira Gandhi from Patiala, Amar Singh from Fatehgarh Sahib (reserved), Jeet Mohinder Singh Sidhu from Bathinda, and sitting firebrand legislator Sukhpal Singh Khaira from Sangrur.
Sacked AAP parliamentarian Dharamvira Gandhi, who gained the 2014 polls by defeating Congress candidate and former Minister of State within the Ministry of External Affairs Preneet Kaur from Patiala, was inducted into the Congress on April.
A heart specialist and social employee, he shocked the Congress when he defeated three-time MP Preneet Kaur, in Patiala, the royal citadel. He was suspended from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in 2015.
Preneet Kaur, the spouse of two-time Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and as soon as a outstanding face of the Congress, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) final month. In 2019, she defeated her nearest rival Shiromani Akali Dal’s Surjit Singh Rakhra by a margin of 1,62,718 votes. She has been fielded from Patiala.
2019 ballot outcomes
In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the Congres gained the utmost — eight seats — within the state, whereas the BJP-led NDA managed to safe victory in 4 seats — two every for the BJP and the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD). The AAP was restricted to only one seat.
When will Punjab Vote?
Voting for 13 Lok Sabha constituencies in Punjab is scheduled for June 1. The counting will happen on June 4.
Delhi candidates
According to the record, the occasion has fielded veteran politician JP Agarwal from the Chandni Chowk seat and youth chief Kanhaiya Kumar from the North East Delhi seat. Kumar might be pitted in opposition to BJP’s Manoj Tiwari, the only BJP candidate not changed within the nationwide capital.
For the North West Delhi Lok Sabha seat, the occasion introduced the title of former MP Udit Raj.
The Congress introduced the title of Ujjwal Revti Raman Singh from Uttar Pradesh’s Allahabad Lok Sabha seat. The opposition occasion additionally introduced a listing of 75 candidates for the Odisha meeting elections.
SAD declares first record of seven candidates for Punjab
The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Saturday introduced its first record of seven Lok Sabha candidates for Punjab, fielding senior occasion chief Prem Singh Chandumajra from Anandpur Sahib and Daljit Singh Cheema from Gurdaspur. The SAD additionally fielded former minister Anil Joshi from Amritsar, former MLAs N Ok Sharma and Iqbal Singh Jhunda from Patiala and Sangrur seats respectively, Bikramjit Singh Khalsa from Fatehgarh Sahib and Rajwinder Singh from Faridkot.
Polling for the 13 Lok Sabha seats in Punjab might be held within the final spherical of the seven-phase elections on June 1. In a publish on X, Cheema mentioned, “SAD President S Sukhbir Singh Badal announced a list of 7 senior leaders of the party as candidates for the Parliament Elections 2024. Choosing the historic & pious occasion of ‘Khalsa Sirjana Divas’ as the most suited day to sound the poll bugle, he released the first list of candidates.”
The SAD might be contesting the Lok Sabha polls by itself for the primary time since 1996, when it joined fingers with the BJP. The Sukhbir Singh Badal-led occasion walked out of the NDA in 2020 over the now-repealed farm legal guidelines. The BJP had introduced on March 26 that it could go solo within the basic elections in Punjab.
The SAD has fielded its senior chief and former MP Prem Singh Chandumajra from Anandpur Sahib seat, which is at present represented by Congress MP Manish Tewari. Chandumajra, who was the MP from Patiala in 1996 and 1998, and Anandpur Sahib in 2014, thanked SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal for his candidature. While the AAP has fielded its state unit chief spokesperson Malvinder Singh Kang from Anandpur Sahib, the Congress and the BJP are but to announce their candidates.
The SAD has fielded former training minister Cheema from Gurdaspur seat, at present held by BJP’s Sunny Deol. Cheema is pitted in opposition to BJP candidate Dinesh Babbu. The Congress and the AAP are but to announce their candidates for the seat.
The SAD has fielded senior occasion chief Iqbal Singh Jhundan from Sangrur seat, at present held by Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) MP Simranjit Singh Mann. Jhundan was MLA from Dhuri in 2007 and Amargarh in 2012. Jhundan’s nomination got here as a shock as former finance minister Parminder Singh Dhindsa was thought of to be among the many entrance runners for a ticket from the seat.
Last month, Parminder Singh Dhindsa’s father Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa had merged his occasion SAD (Sanyukt) with the SAD. From Amritsar, the SAD has fielded former BJP MLA and former minister Anil Joshi. Joshi thanked the SAD management for his candidature and guaranteed the occasion that he would win. Joshi was Amritsar North MLA in 2007 and 2012. He give up the BJP in 2021 and joined the Akali Dal.
He might be going through BJP nominee and former diplomat Taranjit Singh Sandhu, and AAP’s Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal. Amritsar constituency is presently represented by Congress MP Gurjeet Singh Aujla.
From Patiala, the SAD has fielded former MLA NK Sharma. He might be going through BJP’s Preneet Kaur and AAP’s Dr Balbir Singh. The SAD has fielded senior occasion chief Iqbal Singh Jhundan from Sangrur seat, at present held by Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) MP Simranjit Singh Mann. From Faridkot, the SAD has fielded Rajwinder Singh, the grandson of the late Punjab minister Gurdev Singh Badal. Faridkot seat is at present represented by Congress MP Mohammad Sadique.
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