Chandigarh, April 24, 2019 (Yes Punjab News)
Following is the list of 14 SAD-BJP candidates announced for Lok Sabha Polls 2019 in Punjab and UT Chandigarh. The BJP has fielded 4 candidates while SAD has named 10 candidates.
Amritsar – Hardeep Singh Puri
(Union Minister of State with independent charge, a member of Rajya Sabha, a 1974 batch IAS officer who has repreented India in the United Nations.)
Anandpur Sahib – Prem Singh Chandumajra
(Sitting MP from Anandpur Sahib. Earlier twice represented Patiala in Lok Sabha.)
Bathinda – Harsimrat Kaur Badal
(Union Cabinet Minister in Modi-led NDA government. Sitting MP from Bathinda. Wife of SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal)
Fatehgarh Sahib (R) – Darbara Singh Guru
(A former IAS officer who has served as Principal Secretary to the then Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal)
Faridkot – Gulzar Singh Ranike
(A former Punjab Cabinet Minister and a former MLA from Attari (R) constituency)
Ferozepur – Sukhbir Singh Badal
(SAD president, former Deputy CM of Punjab, former MP and MLA Jalalabad constituency. Is the son of former CM Parkash Singh Badal.)
Gurdaspur – Sunny Deol
(Bollywood actor. Son of veteran actor Dharmendra who had remained a MP from Bikaner on BJP ticket. Hema Malini, his step mother is also associated with the BJP. Hema is a former Rajya Sabha Member and sitting BJP MP from Mathura. She is again contesting the elections on a BJP ticket.)
Hoshiarpur (R) – Som Parkash
(Sitting BJP MLA from Phagwara. A former bureaucrat.)
Jalandhar (R) – Charanjit Singh Atwal
(former Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha, former MP, former Speaker Punjab Vidhan Sabha)
Khadoor Sahib – Bibi Jagir Kaur
(Former president of SGPC, former Punjab Cabinet Minister, sitting MLA from Bholath and President of Istri Akali Dal, the woman wing of SAD)
Ludhiana – Mahesh Inder Singh Grewal
(Former Punjab Cabinet Minister, SAD spokesman)
Patiala – Surjit Singh Rakhra
(former Punjab Cabinet Minister, former MLA Samana)
Sangrur – Parminder Singh Dhindsa
(Former Cabinet Minister Punjab, sitting MLA from Lehragaga. He is the son of SAD Rajya Sabha Member Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa)
Chandigarh – Kirron Kher
(Bollywood Actress. Sitting MP from Chandigarh. Wife of Actor Anupam Kher.)
