Jassa Patti gets Patti ticket, Meet Hayer named from Barnala; party says candidates selected on the basis of public surveys and feedback.
New Delhi, November 12, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday announced its second list of 31 candidates for the 2027 Punjab Assembly elections, taking the total number of candidates declared by the ruling party to 71.
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann announced the list following a meeting of the party’s Political Affairs Committee (PAC) at the New Delhi residence of AAP National Convener Arvind Kejriwal.
The party had announced its first list of 40 candidates on October 31, including Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann from Dhuri and Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan from Kotkapura.
With the latest announcement, AAP has now declared candidates for 71 of the 117 Assembly constituencies in Punjab. Candidates for the remaining 46 constituencies are yet to be announced.
Candidates Selected on Basis of Public Surveys: Mann
Speaking about the selection process, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said the party had considered public surveys and feedback from voters while finalising the candidates.
He maintained that the selection process was not based on lobbying or personal recommendations, but on the response received from people in the respective constituencies.
The second list includes sitting legislators, established party leaders and new faces who will contest the forthcoming Assembly elections on AAP tickets.
Jassa Patti Gets Ticket from Patti
Among the significant announcements is the nomination of wrestler and Rustam-e-Hind Jaskanwar Singh Gill, popularly known as Jassa Patti, from the Patti Assembly constituency.
Jassa Patti had recently been appointed the party’s Halqa Incharge for Patti, which is currently represented by former Punjab Cabinet Minister Laljit Singh Bhullar.
Bhullar, who is in judicial custody in connection with an abetment to suicide case, had announced that he would not contest the 2027 Assembly elections.
His name had not figured in AAP’s first list of 40 candidates. The party has now formally named Jassa Patti as its candidate from Patti.
Meet Hayer Named from Barnala
AAP has nominated Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer from the Barnala Assembly constituency.
Meet Hayer, a former Punjab Cabinet Minister, was elected to the Lok Sabha from Sangrur in the 2024 parliamentary elections.
The list also includes sitting legislators such as Raman Bahl from Gurdaspur, Shamsher Singh from Dina Nagar, Karamjit Singh Rintu from Amritsar North, Saravjit Kaur Manuke from Jagraon and Amandeep Singh ‘Goldy’ Musafir from Balluana.
Other candidates include Nitin Kohli from Jalandhar Central, Vaneet Dhir from Jalandhar North, Deepak Bali from Jalandhar Cantt and Dr. Raj Kumar Chabbewal from Phagwara.
Complete List of AAP’s 31 Candidates — Second List
| Sr. No. | Assembly Constituency | Candidate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sujanpur (1) | Swaran S Salaria |
| 2 | Pathankot (3) | Rohit Syal |
| 3 | Gurdaspur (4) | Raman Bahl |
| 4 | Dina Nagar (5) | Shamsher Singh |
| 5 | Qadian (6) | Guriqbal Singh Mahal |
| 6 | Fatehgarh Churian (9) | Harjobanjit Singh Randhawa (Joban Randhawa) |
| 7 | Raja Sansi (12) | Sonia Mann |
| 8 | Majitha (13) | Talbir Singh Gill |
| 9 | Amritsar North (15) | Karamjit Singh Rintu |
| 10 | Patti (23) | Jaskanwar Singh Gill (Jassa Patti) |
| 11 | Bholath (26) | Adv. Harsimran Singh |
| 12 | Kapurthala (27) | Davinder Pal Singh Ranga |
| 13 | Phagwara (29) | Dr. Raj Kumar Chabbewal |
| 14 | Phillaur (30) | Harjot Kaur Lohtia |
| 15 | Shahkot (32) | Balvir Singh Pala Jalalpur |
| 16 | Jalandhar Central (35) | Nitin Kohli |
| 17 | Jalandhar North (36) | Vaneet Dhir |
| 18 | Jalandhar Cantt (37) | Deepak Bali |
| 19 | Adampur (38) | Pawan Kumar Tinu |
| 20 | Mukerian (39) | Sarabjot Singh Saabi |
| 21 | Nawan Shahr (47) | Robby Kang |
| 22 | Chamkaur Sahib (51) | Jasvir Singh Garhi |
| 23 | Kharar (52) | Parminder Singh Goldy |
| 24 | Dakha (68) | Dr. KNS Kang |
| 25 | Jagraon (70) | Saravjit Kaur Manuke |
| 26 | Abohar (81) | Dr. Suhani Doda |
| 27 | Balluana (82) | Amandeep Singh ‘Goldy’ Musafir |
| 28 | Lambi (83) | Randhir Singh Dhira Khuddian |
| 29 | Bathinda Rural (93) | Gopal Singh |
| 30 | Barnala (103) | Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer |
| 31 | Shutrana (117) | Vaninder Kaur Loomba |
AAP Has Now Announced 71 Candidates
The second list was issued under the signature of AAP National Secretary Pankaj Kr. Gupta.
With 40 candidates announced on October 31 and another 31 on November 12, the party has declared its nominees for more than half of Punjab’s Assembly constituencies.
The first list consisted of sitting MLAs, while the second includes a combination of existing party representatives and new candidates.
AAP is seeking another term in office after winning 92 seats in the 2022 Punjab Assembly elections and forming the government under Bhagwant Mann.
The 2027 Assembly elections will see the ruling AAP face challenges from the Congress, Bharatiya Janata Party, Shiromani Akali Dal and other political parties.
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