AAP releases 10th list of candidates for Punjab polls, fields Ajitpal Singh Kohli from Amarinder’s bastion


Former Patiala mayor Ajitpal Singh Kohli&nbsp

Chandigarh: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Sunday released its 10th list of three candidates for the upcoming Assembly elections in Punjab. 

With the announcement of three more candidates, the AAP has so far declared 112 candidates for the state elections.

Former Patiala mayor Ajitpal Singh Kohli, who recently joined the AAP after quitting the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), has been fielded from Patiala Urban seat, which is currently represented by former chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh.

The AAP has named former Punjab minister Joginder Singh Mann, who ended his 50-year-long association with the Congress and joined the AAP on Saturday, as its candidate from the Phagwara seat.

Currently, Balwinder Singh Dhaliwal is the legislator from the Phagwara assembly constituency.

Another leader who joined the AAP after parting ways with the Congress, Gurpreet Singh Goggi has been fielded from Ludhiana West seat which is currently represented by cabinet minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu.

The polling will be held to elect 117 members of the Legislative Assembly in Punjab on February 14, as per the schedule announced by the Election Commission of India (ECI). The counting of votes will take place on March 10. 

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