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.

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

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