SAD, AAP name candidates for Ward No.37 byelection

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, January 31

Though the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Sunday announced their candidates for the byelection, the campaigning had already started in Ward No.37 of the Municipal Corporation.

The SAD gave the party ticket to Inderjit Singh Pandori, who had contested in 2017 but was defeated by a Congress candidate. On the other hand, the Aam Aadmi Party announced the name of Jaspal Singh Bhullar for contesting the byelection from the ward. Bhullar is general secretary of the Private Contractor and Labour Contractor Union, Amritsar, and is an active member of the party.

Talbir Singh Gill, in-charge of the south constituency of the SAD, said, “We have started campaigning for our candidate. The party’s election office would be opened in Shaheed Udam Singh Nagar tomorrow in Ward No.37. The door-to-door campaigning is already going on.” Talbir claimed that Inderjit Singh Pandori was a very hardworking candidate of the party, besides being an honest activist and he would definitely win the election.

Meanwhile, district president of the District Congress Committee Jatinder Sonia claimed that the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee would also announce its candidate within one or two days.

The post of councillor of Ward No.37 fell vacant after the death of Congress councillor Harpreet Singh on April 30, 2019. Kulwant Singh, father of Harpreet Singh Goldy, has also presented his claim for the ticket. According to sources, he is a strong contender for the Congress party ticket.

District BJP president Suresh Mahajan also called activists to submit their claims for the party ticket and names would be announced soon.

The filing of the nomination papers started on Saturday and scrutiny would be conducted on February 4. The withdrawal of the papers would be done on February 5 and on the same day election symbols would be allotted to the candidates. The campaigning would end on February 12 and voting would be held from 8am to 4pm on February 14.