SSM releases third list of 17 more candidates

Our Correspondent

Ludhiana, January 20

The Sanyukt Samaj Morcha (SSM), headed by BKU president Balbir Singh Rajewal, has released its third list of 17 candidates for the Assembly elections. The party has announced that it would contest all 117 seats jointly with Sanyukt Samaj Party (SSP) led by Haryana farmer leader Gurnam Singh Charuni.

Sports promoter gets Ropar ticket

• The SSM has fielded social worker and sports promoter Davinder Singh Bajwa from the Ropar constituency
• Bajwa is believed to be a close confidant of SAD supremo Sukhbir Badal
• He has organised sport tournaments for years and involved in social welfare works, including marriage of poor girls. Bajwa also actively participated in the farmers’ agitation

The SSM has already decided to give ticket from Ludhiana West to Tarun Jain, who runs dyeing and hosiery units here, and Harkirat Singh, a hosiery manufacturer. A senior SSM leader said members of the trade and industry would be fielded from all six Ludhiana city seats. Candidates for rest of the four seats would be announced in a day or so.

In addition to Ludhiana West and Atam Nagar, Rajewal himself would be in fray from Samrala. Party leaders said they were overwhelmed with the response of the public to the call for nominations from all 117 segments, as some 7,680 persons expressed their desire to contest under the SSM flag.

According to Jain, the SSM leadership is in a constant dialogue with its ally SSP and the seat-sharing deal is expected to be finalised soon. So far, the SSM has announced 47 candidates, while 10 seats had been left for SSP.

Among 17 candidates finalized on Wednesday were Harpreet Singh from Dharamkot, Megh Raj Ralla from Zira, Krishan Chauhan from Budhlada, Jagjit Singh from Dera Baba Nanak, Navjot Singh Saini from Dera Bassi, Satwant Singh Khandewad from Lehragaga, Harwinder Singh from Rajpura, Gurnam Kaur from Baba Bakala, Sukhbir Singh from Talwandi Sabo, Amarjit Singh from Amritsar West, Apaar Singh Randhawa from Amritsar Rural, Devinder Singh from Ropar, Dharmendra Sharma from Patiala Rural, Mandeep Singh Sarpanch from Nakodar, Bhagwan Singh Sidhu from Sham Churasi, Gurdeip Singh from Nihal Singhwala and Master Daljit Singh from Khemkaran.

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