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AAP candidate list 2017 Punjab Assembly Elections: View full list of AAP candidates contesting from 112 seats of Punjab
AAP had entered into an alliance with Lok Insaf Party, which would be contesting on remaining 5 seats.
New Delhi, Jan 17: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has released the list of candidates for 112 seats in Punjab. The party had entered into an alliance with Lok Insaf Party, led by Bains brothers of Ludhiana. Lok Insaf Party had been allotted the remaining 5 seats to contest.
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Although AAP emerged as the first among competing political parties to declare its list of candidates, the party had to face severe infighting and rebellion. The widespread dissidence is one of the reasons why a section of AAP volunteers and supporters turned disillusioned with the party. In almost all the seats, the rebel AAP factions have fielded their candidates. Most of the dissidents have switched to Apna Punjab Party led by expelled AAP Punjab convenor Sucha Singh Chhotepur.
Among the major candidates which AAP has fielded include Bhagwant Mann, the MP from Sangrur, who is now challenging deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal from Jalalabad, Fazilka constituency. AAP has also fielded veteran Supreme Court lawyer H S Phoolka from Dakha constituency in Ludhiana district. Phoolka is a known campaigner for the victims of 1984 anti-Sikh riots. Among other major candidates being fielded by AAP include: Sarabjit Kaur, wife of former Akali minister Capt Kanwaljit Singh, from Dera Bassi; and Himmat Singh Shergil from SAS Nagar in Mohali district.
Pollsters claim that AAP has maintained its stronghold in Malwa region of Punjab. In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, AAP bagged the 4 seats from Malwa region. However, two out of the four MPs have turned rebels and were expelled from the party. Dr Dharamvira Gandhi, who was expelled in July 2015, has now formed a new political outfit Punjab Front.
Here is the candidate list for Aam Aadmi Party:
| AC Name | Name of Candidates |
| Sujanpur(GEN) | Kulbhushan Singh Manhas |
| Bhoa(SC) | Amarjit Thekedar |
| Pathankot (GEN) | Rajkumar Mahajan |
| Gurdaspur(GEN) | Amarjeet Singh Chahal |
| Dina Nagar(SC) | Joginder Chinna |
| Qadian (GEN) | Kanwalpreet Singh Kaki |
| Batala(GEN) | Gurpreet Singh Waraich |
| Sri Hargobindpur(SC) | Advocate Amarpal Singh |
| Fatehgarh Churian(GEN) | Gurvinder Singh |
| Dera Baba Nanak(GEN) | Gurpartap Singh Khushalpur |
| Ajnala(GEN) | Rajpreet Singh Randhawa |
| Raja Sansi(GEN) | Jagjot Singh Dhillon |
| Majitha(GEN) | Himmat Singh Shergil |
| Jandiala (SC) | Harbhajan Singh |
| Amritsar North | Manish Agarwal |
| Amritsar West (SC) | Balwinder Singh Sahota |
| Amritsar Central | Dr. Ajay Gupta |
| Amritsar East | Sarabjot Singh Dhanjal |
| Amritsar South(GEN) | Dr. Inderbir Singh Nijjar |
| Attari(SC) | Jasvinder Singh Jahagir |
| Tarn Taran(GEN) | Kartar Singh |
| Khemkaran (GEN) | Capt. Bikramajit Singh Pahuwindia |
| Patti (GEN) | Ranjit Singh Cheema |
| Khadoor Sahib (GEN) | Bhupinder Singh Bittu |
| Baba Bakala(SC) | Dalbir Singh Tong |
| Bholath(GEN) | Sukhpal Khaira |
| Kapurthala(GEN) | Sukhwant Singh Padda |
| Sultanpur Lodhi(GEN) | Sajjan Singh Cheema |
| Phagwara | Jarnail Singh Nangal |
| Phillaur(SC) | Swaroop Singh Khadiana |
| Nakodar(GEN) | Sarwan Singh Hayer |
| Shahkot(GEN) | Dr. Amarjit Singh Thind |
| Kartarpur(SC) | Chandan Grewal |
| Jalandhar West(SC) | Darshan Lal Bhagat |
| Jalandhar Central (GEN) | Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Sharma |
| Jalandhar North(GEN) | Gulshan Sharma |
| Jalandhar Cantt. (GEN) | Harkrishan Singh Walia |
| Adampur(SC) | Hans Raj Rana |
| Mukerian(GEN) | Sulkhan Singh Jaggi |
| Dasuya(GEN) | Balbir Kaur Phull |
| Urmar(GEN) | Jasveer Singh Gill |
| Sham Chaurashi(SC) | Dr. Ravjot Singh |
| Hoshiarpur(GEN) | Paramjit Sachdeva |
| Chabbewal(SC) | Raman Kumar |
| Garhshankar(GEN) | Jai KIshan Singh Rodi |
| Banga(SC) | Harjiot Kaur |
| Nawan Shahr(GEN) | Charanjit Singh Channi |
| Balachaur(GEN) | Brid. Raj Kumar |
| Anandpur Sahib(GEN) | Dr Sanjeev Gautam |
| Rupnagar(GEN) | Amarjit Singh |
| Chamkaur Sahib(SC) | Dr. Charanjit Singh |
| Kharar(GEN) | Kanwar Sandhu |
| SAS Nagar (GEN) | Narinder Shergil |
| Bassi Pathana(SC) | Santokh Singh |
| Fatehgarh Sahib(GEN) | Lakhbir Singh Rai |
| Amloh(GEN) | Gurpreet Singh |
| Khanna(GEN) | Anil Dutt Phalli |
| Samrala(GEN) | Sarbansh Singh |
| Sahnewal(GEN) | Harjot Singh Bains |
| Ludhiana East(GEN) | Daljit Singh Grewal |
| Ludhiana (Central) | Vipan Kaka Sood |
| Ludhiana West(GEN) | Ahbaab Singh Grewal |
| Gill(SC) | Jeewan Sanghwal |
| Payal(SC) | Gurpreet Singh |
| Dakha(GEN) | Adv. H S Phoolka |
| Raikot(SC) | Jagtar Singh Jagga Hissowal |
| Jagraon(SC) | Sarvjit Kaur Manuke |
| Nihal Singh Wala(SC) | Manjit Singh Bilaspur |
| Bagha Purana (GEN) | Capt. Gurbinder Singh Kang |
| Moga(GEN) | Adv. Ramesh Grover |
| Dharamkot(GEN) | Daljit SIngh Sardarpura |
| Zira(GEN) | Gurpreet Singh Gora |
| Firozpur City GEN) | Narinder Singh Sandha |
| Firozpur Rural(SC) | Mohan Singh |
| Guru Har Sahai (GEN) | Malkiat Singh Thind |
| Jalalabad | Bhagwant Mann |
| Fazilka(GEN) | Samarbir Singh |
| Abohar(GEN) | Atul Nagpal |
| Balluana (SC) | SImarjit SIngh |
| Lambi(GEN) | Jarnail Singh |
| Gidderbaha(GEN) | Jagdeep Singh Sandhu |
| Malout(SC) | Baldev Singh Azad |
| Muktsar (GEN) | Jagdeep Singh Brar |
| Faridkot(GEN) | Gurditt Singh |
| Kotkapura(GEN) | Kultar Singh |
| Jaito(SC) | Master Baldev Singh |
| Rampura Phull (GEN) | Manjit Singh Sidhu |
| Bhucho Mandi(SC) | Master Jagseer Singh |
| Bathinda Urban(GEN) | Deepak Bansal |
| Bathinda Rural(SC) | Rupinder Kaur |
| Talwandi Sabo | Prof. Baljinder Kaur |
| Maur(GEN) | Jagdev Singh Kamalu |
| Mansa(GEN) | Nazar Singh Manshahia |
| Sardulgarh(GEN) | Sukhwinder Singh Mann |
| Budhlada(SC) | Budhram Principal |
| Lehra(GEN) | Jasvir Kudani |
| Dirba(SC) | Harpal Cheema |
| Sunam(GEN) | Aman Arora |
| Bhadaur(SC) | Parimal Singh |
| Barnala(GEN) | Meet Hayer |
| Mehal Kalan(SC) | Kulwant Singh Pandhuri |
| Malerkotla(GEN) | Arshad Dali |
| Dhuri(GEN) | Jasvir Singh Sekhon(Jassi) |
| Sangrur (GEN) | Dinesh Bansal |
| Nabha(SC) | Gurdev Mann(Dev Mann) |
| Patiala Rural(GEN) | Karan Tiwana |
| Rajpura (GEN) | Ashutosh Joshi |
| Dera Bassi(GEN) | Sarabjit Kaur |
| Ghanaur(GEN) | Anu Randhawa |
| Sanour (GEN) | Kuldeep Kaur Tohra |
| Patiala Urban | Dr Balbir SIngh |
| Samana(GEN) | Jagtar Singh Rajala |
| Shutrana(SC) | Palwinder Kaur |
Following are the candidates of Lok Insaf Party:
| AC Name | Candidate Name |
| Atam Nagar | Simarjit Bains |
| Ludhiana South | Balwinder Bains |
| Amargarh | Jaswant Singh |
| Ludhiana North Ludhiana (Central) | Randhir Singh Gurpreet Singh Khurana |
Opinion poll after opinion polls have painted a concerning electoral scenario for AAP. The HuffPost CVoter survey in March 2016 had predicted a victory for AAP in 94-100 out of the 117 seats contested. Successive surveys thereafter have shown a dip in the popularity wave of AAP in Punjab. The ABP News Nielsen survey released in January 4, claims that AAP would win merely 12-18 seats.
Elections in Punjab are scheduled on February 4. All the 117 seats would be contested in a single phase. The results would be declared on March 11.
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