Amritsar MC bypoll: 5 candidates in fray from Ward No. 37

Tribune News Service
Amritsar, February 5

After withdrawal of nomination papers on Friday, only five candidates are left in the fray to contest civic bypoll from Ward No. 37 in the city.

Candidates include Gagandeep Singh Sehjaara of Congress, Inderjit Singh Pandori of Shiromani Akali Dal, Manohar Singh of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Jaspal Singh Bhullar of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Ranveer Singh Rana of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP).

The candidates started conducting door-to-door campaigning in the ward. Talbir Singh Gill, in-charge, South Constituency (SAD), held a rally in the Ward No. 37 in support of the party candidate.

The candidates and activists of political parties had been campaigning aggressively for civic polls in Majitha, Ramdas, Rayya, Ajnala and Jandiala Guru.

A total of 97 nominations were filed for 11 wards in Ramdas. Out of which 22 candidates of Congress (including covering candidates), 11 of SAD, 12 of AAP, 10 of BJP and 42 Independent candidates filed their nomination papers. In Majitha, the BJP did not field any candidate. A total 75 aspirants filed their nominations for 13 wards. As many as 25 nominations were filed by Congress, 26 by SAD, 19 by AAP and five Independents.

In Ajnala, only two BJP candidates filed nomination papers in 15 wards. As many as 118 aspirants filed their nominations, of which 31 are from Congress, 28 from SAD, 24 from AAP and 33 Independents. In Jandiala, 79 nomination papers were filed for 15 wards. Out of these 21 nominations were filed by Congress, 18 by SAD, 16 by AAP, five by BJP and 19 by Independent candidates.

A total 87 nominations have been filed for 13 wards in Rayya. Dushyant Gautam, in-charge, BJP, who was in the city, claimed that BJP candidates had filed nomination papers from each ward, but the Congress government got their nominations cancelled forcefully.