Punjab Election 2022: BJP Releases List of Candidates, Check Names Announced so Far

BJP Candidates List For Punjab Election 2022: Former minister Manoranjan Kalia, Rana Gurmeet Singh Sodhi, a sitting MLA who quit the Congress to join the party recently, Arvind Khanna and Kanwarveer Singh Tohra have been named in the first list. Check full list.

New Delhi: Weeks ahead of Assembly Election 2022, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) released its first list of 34 candidates for the Punjab Vidhan Sabha Chunav. With its first list, the party claimed it has given representation to all sections of the society including doctors, lawyers, sportspersons, farmers, youth, women, and former IAS officer.

“Tickets have been given to 12 candidates who belong to farmers’ families, 8 tickets to members of the SC community, 13 tickets to Sikhs. The list has doctors, lawyers, sportspersons, farmers, youth, women & former IAS”, said BJP general secretary Tarun Chugh.  Former minister Manoranjan Kalia, Rana Gurmeet Singh Sodhi, a sitting MLA who quit the Congress to join the party recently, Arvind Khanna and Kanwarveer Singh Tohra have been named in the list.

Punjab Assembly Election 2022:  List of BJP Candidates

1. Sujanpur- Dinesh Singh Babbu
2. Dina Nagar (SC)- Renu Kashyap
3. Sri Hargobindpur (SC)- Baljinder Singh Dakoha
4. Amritsar North- Sukhwinder Singh Pintu
5. Tarn Taran- Navreet Singh Safipur
6. Kapurthala- Ranjit Singh Khojewala
7. Jalandhar West (SC)- Mahinder Pal Bhagat
8. Jalandhar Central- Manoranjan Kalia
9. Jalandhar North- Krishna Dev Bhandari
10. Mukerian-Jangilal Mahajan
11. Dasuya- Shri Raghunath Rana
12. Hoshiarpur- Shri Tikshan Sood
13. Chabbewal (SC)- Dr. Dilbag Rai
14. Garhshankar- Namisha Mehta
15. Banga (SC)-Mohan Lal Banga
16. Balachaur- Ashok Baath
17. Fatehgarh Sahib- Didar Singh Bhatti
18. Amloh- Kanwarveer Singh Tohra
19. Khanna- Gurpeet Singh Bhatti
20. Ludhiana Central- Gurdev Sharma
21. Ludhiana West- Bikram Singh Siddhu
22. Gill (SC)- S.R. Laddhar, Retd. IAS
23. Jagraon (SC)- Kanwar Narendra Singh
24. Firozpur City- Rana Gurmeet Singh Sodhi
25. Jalalabad- Puran Chand
26. Fazilka- Surjit Kumar Jiyani
27. Abohar- Arun Narang
28. Muktsar- Rajesh Phatela
29. Faridkot- Gaurav Kakkar
30. Bhucho Mandi (SC)-Rupinder Singh Siddhu
31. Talwandi Sabo- Ravipreet Siddhu
32. Sardulgarh-Jagjit Singh Milkha
33. Sangrur-Arvind Khanna
34. Dera Bassi-Sanjeev Khanna
35. Bhoa (SC): Seema Kumari
36. Gurdaspur: Parminder Singh Gill
37. Batala: Fateh Singh Bajwa
38. Dera Baba Nanak: Kuldeep Singh Kahlaon
39. Majitha: Pradeep Singh Bhullar
40. Amritsar West (SC): Kumar Amit Valmiki
41. Attari (SC): Balwinder Kaur
42. Phagwara (SC): Vijay Sampla
43. Shahkot: Narinder Pal Singh Chandi
44. Kartarpur (SC): Surinder Mahey
45. Jalandhar Cantt.: Sarbjit Singh Makkar
46. Anandpur Sahib: Dr. Parminder Sharma
47. Rupnagar: Iqbal Singh Lalpura
48. Chamkaur Sahib (SC): Darshan Singh Shivjot
49. S.A.S. Nagar: Sanjiv Vashishth
50. Samrala: Ranjit Singh Gahlewal
51. Ludhiana North: Praveen Bansal
52. Moga: Dr. Harjot Kamal Moga
53. Guru Har Sahai: Gurparvej Singh Sandhu
54. Balluana (SC): Vandana Sangwaa
55. Lambi: Rakesh Dhingra
56. Maur: Dhayal Singh Sodhi
57. Barnala: Dheeraj Kumar
58. Dhuri: Randeep Singh Deol
59. Nabha (SC): Gurpreet Singh Shahpur
60. Rajpura: Jagdish Kumar Jagga
61. Ghanaur: Vikas Sharma

Note: The story will be updated as and when the party releases the final list. 

BJP Not in The Race In Punjab, Shows Zee Opinion Poll

This time, the BJP is expected to settle with 4-7 seats in Punjab Assembly polls, predicted Zee News-DesignBoxed Opinion Poll. Moreover, Punjab may be headed for a hung assembly with Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) emerging as the single largest party in the state.  As per the pre-poll survey, AAP and Congress are projected to win 36-39 and 35-38 seats respectively in the state. But despite the lead in vote share, AAP may not win a majority out of 117 seats. For the unversed, the BJP is contesting the assembly elections for the 117 seats in Punjab in alliance with Amarinder Singh’s Punjab Lok Congress and Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa-led Shiromani Akali Dal (Sanyukt).

What Happened in 2017? 

In the 2017 Punjab Assembly election, Congress had won 77 out of 117 total seats. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) came in second, winning 20 seats and forming the official opposition in Punjab, while Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) alliance had managed to get 18 seats.