Punjab Election 2022: AAP CM Candidate Bhagwant Mann To Contest From Dhuri

Mann, who heads the AAP's Punjab unit, is a 2-term and sitting MP from the state's Sangrur parliamentary constituency.

Chandigarh: Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) CM candidate Bhagwant Mann will contest from Dhuri constituency in the upcoming Assembly elections in Punjab. The Dhuri constituency falls under Punjab’s Sangrur. Mann, who heads the AAP’s Punjab unit, is a 2-term and sitting MP from the state’s Sangrur parliamentary constituency.

The announcement of Mann’s candidature from Dhuri, which falls in his Sangrur Lok Sabha seat, was made by Punjab affairs co-incharge Raghav Chadha in Mohali on Thursday. “Mann is a pan-Punjab leader and will campaign for party candidates across the state. We are the only party to go into the polls with a CM face,” Chadha said after announcing the state chief’s assembly seat. He also said that Mann and Kejriwal form a formidable team.

Punjab polls | AAP CM candidate Bhagwant Mann to contest from Dhuri, Sangrur district: Raghav Chadha, AAP pic.twitter.com/i3g6shzI3v

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The Dhuri assembly seat is presently represented by Congress MLA Dalvir Singh Goldy.

Dhuri is a part of the Sangrur parliamentary constituency. Voting for Punjab’s 117 Assembly seats is scheduled for February 20. The counting will take place on March 10.