NDA Candidates List 2017 for Punjab Polls

The state of Punjab where BJP and Akali Dal has an alliance is facing tough competition from arch rival Congress and a new entrant Aam Aadmi Party. In the 117-member house, the BJP-SAD is fighting on all 117 seats. Shiromani Akali dal is fighting on 94 of the 117 seats while 23 seats have been given to the alliance partner, the BJP. The present BJP-SAD government would not only face 'anti-incumbency' but also drug abuse issue which has been taken up by the opposition parties in a big way.

Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab Sukhbir Singh Badal is fighting from Jalalabad while Parkash Singh Bhatti is fighting from Balluna. The Lambi would seat would see the contest between the two giants as chief minister Praksh Singh Badal is fighting against the congress Punjab chief Captain Amarinder Singh. Hardeep Singh 'Dimpy' Dhillon is fighting from Giddarbaha

In the previous elections held in 2012 the SAD- BJP combine won the election by getting 68 of the 117 seats. Akali dal won 56 of the 94 seats it won and the BJP won 12 of the 23 seats it contested in alliance. Parkash Singh Badal became the chief minister of the state and his son Sukhbir Singh Badal the Deputy Chief Minister. The vote share of Akali Dal and the BJP in 2012 was 34.59 and 7.15 respectively.

BJP Candidates for Punjab Assembly Elections 2017

The BJP has declared the names of its candidates for 23 seats in Punjab legislative assembly. Among the 23 candidates announced, nine are sitting MLAs. The BJP has 12 MLAs in the outgoing Punjab legislative assembly. The sitting MLAs in this list are Dinesh Singh Babbu, Ashwani Sharma, Seema Kumari, K.D. Bhandari and Sukhjeet Kaur Sahi.

AC No.	AC Name	Name of Candidates
1	Sujanpur	Dinesh Singh
2	Bhoa	Seema Kumari
3	Pathankot	Ashwani Kumar
5	Dina Nagar	Bishan Dass
15	Amritsar North	Anil Joshi
16	Amritsar West	Rakesh Gill
17	Amritsar Central	Tarun Chugh
18	Amritsar East	Rajesh Kumar Honey
29	Phagwara	Som Parkash
34	Jalandhar West	Mahinder Pal Bhagat
35	Jalandhar Central	Manoranjan Kalia
36	Jalandhar North	K D Bhandari
39	Mukerian	Arunesh Kumar
40	Dasuya	Sukhjit Kaur
43	Hoshiarpur	Tikshan Sud
49	Anandpur Sahib	Dr. Parminder Sharma
63	Ludhiana Central	Gurdev Sharma Debi
64	Ludhiana West	Kamal Chatly
65	Ludhiana North	Parveen Bansal
76	Firozpur City	Sukhpal Singh
80	Fazilka	Surjit Kumar Jyani
81	Abohar	Arun Narang
111	Rajpura	Harjit Singh Grewal

Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) Candidates for Punjab Assembly Elections 2017

The first list of Shiromani Akali Dal's candidates for the 2017 Punjab Assembly elections had 69 names and included all incumbent cabinet ministers except chief minister Parkash Singh Badal and his deputy Sukhbir Singh Badal. While releasing the list, SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal said that all the sitting cabinet ministers will contest from their respective Assembly seats except for Parminder Singh Dhindsa who will be contesting from Lehragaga seat and not Sunam.

The party has also announced its second list of candidates. The second list has nine names and includes five new faces. The candidates are Darbara Singh Guru (Bassi Pathana), Jagdeep Singh Nakai (Mansa), Gobind Singh Longowal (Sunam), Bibi Mohinder Kaur Josh (Sham Chaurasi). The five new faces are Suba Singh Badal, Teerath Singh Mahla, Mohammad Owais, Gulzar Singh and Nishan Singh who will contest from Jaitu, Bagha Purana, Malerkotla, Dirba and Budhlada constituency respectively.

List of Akali Dal Candidates for Punjab Vidhan Sabha Election 2017

AC No.	AC Name	Name of Candidates
4	Gurdaspur	Gurbachan Singh Babehali
6	Qadian	Sewa Singh
7	Batala	Lakhbir Singh Lodhinangal
8	Sri Hargobindpur	Manjit Singh
9	Fatehgarh Churian	Nirmal Singh Kahlon
10	Dera Baba Nanak	Sucha Singh Langah
11	Ajnala	Amarpal Singh Bony Ajnala
12	Raja Sansi	Vir Singh Lopoke
13	Majitha	Bikram Singh Majithia
14	Jandiala	Dalbir Singh
19	Amritsar South	Gurpartap Singh Tikka
20	Attari	Gulzar Singh Ranike
21	Tarn Taran	Harmeet Singh Sandhu
22	Khem Karan	Virsa Singh
23	Patti	Adesh Partap Singh Kairon
24	Khadoor Sahib	Ravinder Singh Brahampura
25	Baba Bakala	Malkiat Singh
26	Bholath	Yuvraj Bhupinder Singh
27	Kapurthala	Advocate Paramjit Singh
28	Sultanpur Lodhi	Upinderjit Kaur
30	Phillaur	Baldev Singh Khaira
31	Nakodar	Gurpratap Singh Wadala
32	Shahkot	Ajit Singh Kohar
33	Kartarpur	Sat Paul
37	Jalandhar Cantt.	Sarabjit Singh Makkar
38	Adampur	Pawan Kumar Tinu
41	Urmar	Arbinder Singh Rasulpur
42	Sham Chaurasi	Mohinder Kaur Josh
44	Chabbewal	Sohan Singh Thandal
45	Garhshankar	Surinder Singh Heer
46	Banga	Sukhwinder Kumar
47	Nawan Shahr	Jarnail Singh Wahid
48	Balachaur	Nand Lal
50	Rupnagar	Daljit Singh
51	Chamkaur Sahib	Justice Nirmal Singh
52	Kharar	Ranjit Singh Gill
53	S.A.S.Nagar	Tejinder Pal Singh
54	Bassi Pathana	Darbara Singh Guru
55	Fatehgarh Sahib	Didar Singh Bhatti
56	Amloh	Gurpreet Singh Raju Khanna
57	Khanna	Ranjit Singh Talwandi
58	Samrala	Santa Singh Umaidpur
59	Sahnewal	Sharanjit Singh Dhillon
60	Ludhiana East	Ranjit Singh Dhillon
61	Ludhiana South	Hira Singh Gabria
62	Atam Nagar	Gurmeet Singh Kular
66	Gill	Darshan Singh Shivalik
67	Payal	Ishar Singh Meharban
68	Dakha	Manpreet Singh Ayali
69	Raikot	Inder Iqbal Singh Atwal
70	Jagraon	Amarjit Kaur Sahoke
71	Nihal Singh Wala	S.R. Kaler
72	Bhagha Purana	Tirath Singh Mahla
73	Moga	Barjinder Singh Makhan Brar
74	Dharamkot	Tota Singh
75	Zira	Hari Singh Zira
77	Firozpur Rural	Joginder Singh Jindu
78	Guru Har Sahai	Vardev Singh
79	Jalalabad	Sukhbir Singh Badal
82	Balluana	Parkash Singh Bhatti
83	Lambi	Parkash Singh
84	Gidderbaha	Hardeep Singh Alias Dimpy Dhillon
85	Malout	Darshan Singh
86	Muktsar	Kanwarjit Singh
87	Faridkot	Parambans Singh Bunty Romana
88	Kotkapura	Mantar Singh Brar
89	Jaitu	Manjit Singh Alias Suba Singh
90	Rampura Phul	Sikander Singh Maluka
91	Bhucho Mandi	Harpreet Singh
92	Bathinda Urban	Sarup Chand Singla
93	Bathinda Rural	Er. Amit Rattan Kotfatta
94	Talwandi Sabo	Jeetmohinder Singh Sidhu
95	Maur	Janmeja Singh Sekhon
96	Mansa	Jagdeep Singh Nakai
97	Sardulgarh	Dilraj Singh
98	Budhlada	Nishan Singh
99	Lehra	Parminder Singh Dhindsa
100	Dirba	Gulzar Singh
101	Sunam	Gobind Singh Longowal
102	Bhadaur	Sant Balvir Singh Ghunas
103	Barnala	Surinder Pal Singh Sibia
104	Mehal Kalan	Ajit Singh Shant
105	Malerkotla	Mohammad Owais
106	Amargarh	Iqbal Singh Jhundan
107	Dhuri	Hari Singh
108	Sangrur	Parkash Chand Garg
109	Nabha	Kabir Dass
110	Patiala Rural	Satbir Singh Khatra
112	Dera Bassi	Narinder Kumar Sharma
113	Ghanaur	Harpreet Kaur Mukhmailpur
114	Sanour	Harinder Pal Singh Chandumajra
115	Patiala	Joginder Jaswant Singh
116	Samana	Surjit Singh Rakhra
117	Shutrana	Vaninder Kaur Loomba

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