Ludhiana MC election: Congress releases 1st list of 63 candidates

The Congress on Tuesday released first list of candidates for the coming municipal corporation elections in Punjab.

The list of 63 MC wards of Ludhiana corporation was released by Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh Raja Warring.

Meanwhile, the Shiromani Akali Dal had on Monday appointed eight leaders, adding that the SAD would contest the municipal corporation polls on the party symbol.

Elections to five municipal corporations -- Amritsar, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Patiala and Phagwara -- and 44 municipal councils and nagar panchayats in Punjab would be held on December 21.

The process of filing nominations started on December 9 and the last date is December 12. Scrutiny of nomination papers will be done on December 13 and the last date for the withdrawal of nominations is December 14.