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Chandigarh, Jan 16: Congress has released the names of the candidates it would be fielding in the upcoming Punjab Assembly Elections 2017. Congress has so far names 108 candidates. Names from nine remaining seats is yet to be declared. The last date for filing nominations is January 18. The candidatures would be scrutinized by Election Commission on January 19.
Among the major names whom Congress have fielded include Punjab Congress Committee (PCC) chief and presumptive chief ministerial candidate Capt. Amarinder Singh. He would be contesting from Patiala constituency. He had represented the seat for three consecutive terms, before vacating it to contest the Lok Sabha elections in 2014.
Another eyeball grabbing name in the Congress candidate list for Punjab is cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu. He has been fielded by Congress from the Amritsar East constituency. Sidhu has been a three-time MP from Amritsar Lok Sabha seat.
Here is the complete list of Congress’ candidates released so far:
| Seat | Candidate |
| Bhoa – SC | Joginder Pal Singh |
| Pathankot | Amit Vij |
| Ajnala | Harpratap Singh Ajnala |
| Baba Bakala – SC | Santok Singh Bhalaipur |
| Phagwara – SC | Joginder Singh Mann |
| Phillaur – SC | Karamjit Kaur Chaudhary |
| Jalandhar North | Tejinder Bittu |
| Adampur – SC | Mohinder Singh Kay Pee |
| Dasuya | Arun Dogra |
| Sham Chaurasi- SC | Pawan Adia |
| Ludhiana South | Bhupinder Sidhu |
| Atam Nagar | Kamaljit Singh Karwal |
| Ludhiana North | Rakesh Pandey |
| Dakha | Major Singh Bhaini |
| Nihal Singhwala – SC | Rajwinder Kaur Bhagikay |
| Moga | Dr. Harlot Karnal |
| Fazilka | Davinder Gubaya |
| Balluana – SC | Nathu Ram |
| Kotkapura | Bhai Harnirpal Singh Kuku |
| Bhucho Mandi | Pntam Singh Kotbhai |
| Maur | Harrninder Singh Jassi |
| Dera Bassi | Deepinder Singh Dhilton |
| Samana | Rajinder Singh |
| Amritsar East | Navjot Singh Sidhu |
| Gurdaspur | Barindollt Singh Pahra |
| Khom Karan | Sukhpal Singh Bhullar |
| Bholath | Gurwindor Singh Atwal |
| Kartarpur – SC | Ch. Surindor Singh |
| Bang. – SC | Dr. Satnam Singh Kalnth |
| Balachaur | Ch. Darshan Lal Mangopur |
| Kharar | Jagmohan Singh Kang |
| Samrala | Amrik Singh Dhillon |
| Glddorbaha | Amdndor Singh Raja Warring |
| Malout – SC | Ajaib Singh Bhatti |
| Muktsar | Karon Kaur Brar |
| Jaltu – SC | Mohd. Sadique |
| Bathinda Rural – SC | Harvindor Singh Laddi |
| Sunam | Daman Thind Bajwa |
| Bhadaur – SC | Nirmal Singh NImma |
| Amargarh | Surjoot Singh Dhiman |
| Dina Nagar – SC | Aruna Chaudhary |
| Qadian | Fatehjang Singh Bajwa |
| Batala | Ashwani Sekhri |
| Sri Hargobindpur – SC | Balwinder Singh Laddi |
| Fatehgarh Churian | Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa |
| Dera Baba Nanak | Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa |
| Raja Sansi | Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria |
| Majitha | Sukhjinder Raj Singh Lalli Majthia |
| Jandiala – SC | Sukhwinder Singh Danny |
| Amritsar – West – SC | Raj Kumar Verka |
| Amritsar Central | Om Prakash Soni |
| Attari – SC | Tarsem Singh DC |
| Tarn Taran | Dharamvir Agnihotri |
| Patti | Harminder Singh Gill |
| Khadoor Sahib | Ramanjit Singh Sikki |
| Kapurthala | Rana Gurjeet Singh |
| Sultanpur Lodhi | Navtej Singh Cheema |
| Jalandhar Central | Rajinder Beri |
| Mukerian | Rajnish Kumar |
| Urmar | Sangat Singh Gilzian |
| Hoshiarpur | Sunder Sham Arora |
| Chabbewal – SC | Dr. Raj Kumar |
| Nawan Shahr | Angad Saini |
| Anandpur Sahib | Rana Kanwarpal Singh |
| Chamkaur Sahib – SC | Charanjit Singh Channi |
| S.A.S. Nagar | Balbir Singh Sidhu |
| Bassi Pathana – SC | Gurpreet Singh GP |
| Fatehgarh Sahib | Kuljeet Singh Nagra |
| Amloh | Randeep Singh Nabha |
| Khanna | Gurkirat Singh Kotli |
| Ludhiana Central | Surinder Kumar Dawar |
| Ludhiana West | Bharat Bhushan Ashu |
| Gill – SC | Kuldeep Singh Vaid |
| Payal – SC | Lakhvir Singh Lakha |
| Rajkot – SC | Dr. Amar Singh |
| Bhagha Purana | Darshan Singh Brar |
| Dharamkot | Kaka Sukhjit Singh Lohgarh |
| Zira | Kulbir Singh |
| Firozpur City | Parminder Singh Pinky |
| Firozpur Rural – SC | Satkar Kaur |
| Guru Har Sahai | Rana Gurmeet Singh Sodhi |
| Abohar | Sunil Kumar Jakhar |
| Faridkot | Kushaldeep Singh Dhillon |
| Rampura Phul | Gurpreet Singh Kangar |
| Bathinda Urban | Manpreet Singh Badal |
| Talwandi Sabo | Khushbaj Singh Jatana |
| Sardulgarh | Ajit Rider Singh Mofar |
| Budhlada – SC | Ranjit Kaur Bhatti |
| Lehra | Rajinder Kaur Bhattal |
| Dirba – SC | Ajaib Singh Rataul |
| Barnala | Kewal Singh Dhillon |
| Mehal Kalan – SC | Harchand Kaur |
| Malerkotla | Razia Sultana |
| Dhuri | Dalvir Singh Goldy |
| Sangrur | Vijay lnder Singla |
| Nabha – Sc | Sadhu Singh Dharamsot |
| Patiala – Rural | Brahm Mohindra |
| Rajpura | Hardyal Singh Kamboj |
| Ghanaur | Madan Lal Jalalpur |
| Patiala | Capt. Amarinder Singh |
| Shutrana – SC | Nirmal Singh |
Assembly elections in Punjab are scheduled to be held on February 4. All the 117 seats would be contested in the upcoming polls. The latest opinion poll results have given Congress the edge in poll-bound Punjab. Although Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) was enjoying an unprecedented popularity nearly a year ago, the pre-poll surveys shows that its graph is declining. On the other hand, the anti-incumbency wave against Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) remains intact.
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