The Aam Aadmi Party announced its first list of candidates for the 2027 Punjab Assembly elections on Saturday. Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann will contest from Dhuri again. The party renominated 40 sitting MLAs for the polls. AAP is the first major party to start its campaign for the upcoming state elections.
In its first list of candidates for the 2027 Punjab Assembly elections announced on Saturday, the Aam Aadmi Party renominated 40 sitting MLAs from their respective constituencies, with chief minister Bhagwant Mann again contesting from Dhuri.
AAP is the first major political party that declared its candidates for the state Assembly polls due early next year.
An announcement with regard to the first list of candidates was made by Chief Minister Mann in Delhi, following a meeting of the party's Political Affairs Committee (PAC).
Mann, a first-time MLA, has been fielded from the Dhuri constituency in Sangrur district, as per the list.
Besides Mann, the first list of candidates had a mention of jailed Cabinet minister Sanjeev Arora. Arora is in jail in connection with an alleged GST fraud-linked money laundering case involving certain entities linked to him.
However, no name of any other Cabinet minister found mention in the first list of candidates.
AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal, in a post on X, extended his best wishes to all the candidates.
Punjab Assembly Speaker and two-time MLA Kultar Singh Sandhwan has been fielded from Kotkapura and the Deputy Speaker will fight from the Garhshankar assembly segment.
Four sitting women MLAs have been fielded from their respective constituencies. Two-time MLA Baljinder Kaur has been fielded from Talwandi Sabo seat, Inderjit Kaur Mann from Nakodar, Santosh Kataria from Balachaur and Amandeep Kaur Arora from Moga.
Three former ministers have also been fielded, as per the list.
Former minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal, who is the Punjab AAP's chief spokesperson, has been fielded from Ajnala, ex-minister Inderbir Singh Nijjar from Amritsar South and former minister Bram Shanker Jimpa from Hoshiarpur.
Punjab AAP working president Amansher Singh Sherry Kalsi will contest from Batala, Harmeet Singh Sandhu from Tarn Taran, Sarvan Singh Dhun from Khemkaran, Balkar Singh from Kartarpur and Karanbir Singh Ghuman from Dasyua.
Ishank Kumar Chabbewal, who is the son of Hoshiarpur MP Raj Kumar Chabbewal, will contest from the Chabbewal seat, Dinesh Chadha from Rupnagar, Kulwant Singh from Mohali, Lakhbir Singh Rai from Fatehgarh Sahib and Gurinder Singh Garry Warring from Amloh.
Jagtar Singh Diyalpura will fight from Samrala, Daljit Singh Grewal from Ludhiana East, Kulwant Singh Sidhu from Atam Nagar, Ashok Prashar Pappi from Ludhiana Central and Madan Lal Bagga from Ludhiana North.
Two-time MLA Manjit Singh Bilaspur will fight from Nihal Singh Wala, Manwinder Singh Giaspura from Payal, Amritpal Singh Sukhanand from Baghapurana, Devinderjit Singh Laddidhos from Dharamkot, Jagdeep Kamboj Goldy from Jalalabad and Narinderpal Singh Sawna from Fazilka seat.
Jagdeep Singh Kaka Brar has been fielded from Muktsar, Amolak Singh from Jaitu, Gurpreet Singh Banawali from Sardulgarh, Labh Singh Ugoke from Bhadaur, Jaswant Singh Gajjanmajra from Amargarh and Ajitpal Singh Kohli from Patiala.