MC elections: Amid chaos, Cong releases first list of 63 candidates, mostly new faces in fray

Amid the chaos, the Congress released its first list of 63 candidates for the upcoming Municipal Corporation (MC) elections. The party has fielded mostly new faces in the poll. However, the distribution of ticket has sparked a row within the party with senior leaders and former MLAs Bains brothers at loggerheads as both are seeking ticket for their own confidants.

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The Bains brothers are pushing for ticket for their supporters while other Congress leaders are opposing the idea of giving ticket to those who have recently joined the party. It has led to a stalemate in the distribution of ticket in several wards.

The Congress’ first list of candidates has been released but the distribution of ticket remains a contentious issue.

The list of candidates includes Sangeeta Kalsi from Ward 2, Narender Rani Ward 3, Sukhdev Bawa Ward 4, Anju Juneja Ward 5, Jagdish Lal Deesa Ward 6, Ravinder Kaur Ward 7, Raj Kumar Ward 8, Indu Bhandari Ward 9, Rajesh Jain Ward 10, Davinder Kaur Ward 11 and Anju Rani Uppal from Ward 13.

Other candidates include Gurinder Singh from Ward 14, Mandeep Kaur Ward 15, Surinder Kaur Ward 17, Manoj Pathak Ward 18, Mamta Ward 19, Kanchan Malhotra Ward 20, Ritu Malik Ward 21, Sonika Chhabra Ward 23, Gurmeet Singh Ward 24, Sukhjinder Kaur Ward 25, Gaurav Bhatti Ward 26, Raj Kumar Ward 28, Kulvinder Kaur Ward 29 and Randhir Singh from Ward 30.

The list also includes Sarabjit Kaur from Ward 37, Kulvinder Kaur Ward 53, Dilraj Kaur Ward 54, Ishita Thapar Ward 55, Harjas Singh Ward 56, Harjit Kaur Kiwi Ward 57, Sunil Kapoor Ward 58, Sonal Sharma Ward 59, Mamta Ashu Ward 60, Parminder Kaur Ward 61, Suresh Kumar Ward 62, Sonika Sharma Ward 63, Sandeep Kumar Ward 64, Navdeep Kaur Ward 65, Rohit Chopra Ward 66, Lovleen Kaur Toor Ward 67, Harvinder Pal Singh Ward 68, Deepika Sunny Bhalla Ward 69, Leena Sharma Ward 71, Baljinder Singh Banti Ward 72, Poonam Malhotra Ward 73, Iqbal Singh Sonu Diko Ward 74, Suman Nagpal Ward 75, Pavandeep Singh Ward 76, Shilvi Malhotra Ward 79, Arun Sharma Ward 82, Monica Sharma Ward 83, Sham Sunder Malhotra Ward 84, Shalu Dabar Ward 85, Kamal Kishore Sikka Ward 86, Kulwant Kaur Ward 87, Raghuvir Singh Bira Ward 88, Rekha Deepak Hans Ward 89, Ram Mohan Ward 90, Seema Jai Prakash Sharma Ward 91, Jagmohan Singh Nikku Ward 92, Bhupinder Kaur Ward 93 and Resham Natt from Ward 94.

The party’s decision to field new faces has been met with mixed reactions from within the party. Senior leaders are trying to placate disgruntled leaders and convince them to support the new candidates. However, it remains to be seen how the party will manage to keep its flock together and ensure a united fight in the poll.

One person files papers

On Tuesday, only one candidate filed nomination papers for the upcoming MC elections. A candidate filed nomination from Ward 53. Filing of nominations started on Monday and only two days are left for the same. Candidates will file papers for 95 wards.