Election Commission disqualifies 6 candidates who contested Punjab Assembly elections 2022: Sibin C

Chandigarh, August 5

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has disqualified six candidates, who contested the 2022 Punjab Assembly elections, through orders.

Punjab’s Chief Electoral Officer Sibin C said that these candidates have not submitted their election expenses as per Section 78 of Representation of the People Act, 1951, to the commission within the specified time, thus rendering them ineligible to contest elections for the next three years under Section 10 A of the act.

He said that these six candidates are from Gurdspur district. Sucha Singh, who contested from Batala assembly seat, has been disqualified by an order issued by the ECI on July 15, 2024.

Similarly, Prem Singh and Hardip Singh, who contested from Qadian assembly seat, have also been disqualified.

Sibin C further added Sunny, Karandeep Singh and Gurpreet Singh, candidates from Gurdaspur assembly seat, have also been declared ineligible to contest elections for the next three years.