The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) announced a new list of candidates for 2024 Lok Sabha Elections, with a strategic lineup aimed at securing key parliamentary constituencies in Punjab and Chandigarh. SAD fielded party chief Sukhbir Singh Badal's wife and former Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal from Bathinda while Mohinder Singh Kaypee, who has recently joined SAD from the Punjab Congress will be contesting from the Jalandhar Lok Sabha seat.
Former MLA Ranjit Singh Dhillon has been fielded from Ludhian, former minister Sohan Singh Thandal will contest from Hoshiarpur reserve seat while Nardev Singh Bobby Mann is selected to contest from Ferozepur. SAD has also named Hardeep Singh Saini for the Chandigarh Lok Sabha constituency.
With these announcements, the party has now declared candidates for 12 out of the 13 parliamentary constituencies in Punjab, including Anandpur Sahib, Gurdaspur, Ludhiana, Ferozepur, Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur, Bathinda, Faridkot, Sangrur, Amritsar, Fatehgarh Sahib and Patiala. The candidate for the remaining Khadoor Sahib seat is yet to be announced.
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Lok Sabha Elections 2024 voting for the 13 Lok Sabha seats in Punjab and lone Lok Sabha seat in Chandigarh will be held on June 1, where voters will cast their ballot to select representatives for the 18th Lok Sabha.