AAP Names Candidates For 40 Seats In 2027 Punjab Assembly Polls: Full List

Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann is on the list and will contest from the Dhuri seat again. Punjab's ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has named the first 40 candidates it will field in the state Assembly elections, due early next year. Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann is on the list and will contest from the Dhuri seat again.Before the announcement, the party held a high-level meeting on candidate selection at the Delhi residence of AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal on Friday. Mann, state in-charge Manish Sisodia and other senior leaders attended alongside Kejriwal.Full List of AAP Candidates:Batala - Amansher Singh (Shery Kalsi)Ajnala - Kuldeep Singh DhaliwalAmritsar South - Dr. Inderbir Singh NijjarTarn Taran - Harmeet Singh SandhuKhem Karan - Sarvan Singh DhunNakodar - Ms. Inderjit Kaur MannKartarpur - Balkar SinghDasuya - Karambir Singh GhumanUrmar - Jasvir Singh Raja GillHoshiarpur - Bram Shanker Sharma JimpaChabbewal - Ishank Kumar ChabbewalGarhshankar - Jai Krishan Singh RouriBalachaur - Ms. Santosh KatariaRupnagar - Dinesh ChadhaS.A.S. Nagar - Kulwant SinghFatehgarh Sahib - Lakhbir Singh RaiAmloh - Gurinder Singh Garry WaringSamrala - Jagtar Singh DiyalpuraLudhiana East - Daljit Singh Grewal BholaAtam Nagar - Kulwant Singh SidhuLudhiana Central - Ashok Prashar PappiLudhiana West - Sanjeev AroraLudhiana North - Chaudhary Madan Lal BaggaPayal - Manwinder Singh GiaspuraNihal Singh Wala - Manjit Singh BilaspurBhagha Purana - Amritpal Singh SukhanandMoga - Dr Amandeep Kaur AroraDharamkot - Devinder Jeet Singh Laddi DhosJalalabad - Jagdeep Kamboj GoldyFazilka - Narinderpal Singh SawnaMuktsar - Jagdeep Singh Kaka BrarKotkapura - Kultar Singh SandhwanJaitu - Amolak SinghTalwandi Sabo - Ms. Baljinder KaurSardulgarh - Gurpreet Singh BanawaliBhadaur - Labh Singh UgokeMehal Kalan - Kulwant Singh PandoriAmargarh - Jaswant Singh Gajjan MajraDhuri - Bhagwant MannPatiala - Ajitpal Singh KohliThe Aam Aadmi Party hereby announces the following candidates for the Punjab Legislative Assembly Elections, 2027. https://t.co/dsbqLTNwLa— AAP (@AamAadmiParty) October 31, 2026After the list came out, the BJP questioned why Punjab Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains was not on it. The question follows months of pressure on Bains from the party. In July, the BJP stepped up its demand for his resignation over alleged irregularities in recruitment exams in the state. Show full article