AAP releases first list of 19 candidates, Bhagwant Mann to lead campaign in Punjab; here is the full list

Senior lawyers HS Poolkha and Himmat Singh Shergill figure in the AAP's first list. While Phoolka has been fielded from Dakha, Shergill will contest from SAS Nagar.

Chandigarh: The Aam Aadmi Party led by Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday released its first list of candidates for 19 constituencies for the upcoming assembly elections in Punjab.

Party's controversial MP from Sangrur, Bhagwant Mann, will be the party's chief campaign manager.

Senior lawyers HS Poolkha and Himmat Singh Shergill figure in the party's first list. While Phoolka has been fielded from Dakha, Shergill will contest from SAS Nagar.

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Among other are Harjot Singh Bains from Sahnewal, Santokh Singh Salana from Bassi Pathana and Amarjeet Singh from Rupnagar.

Mohan Singh Phalianwala’s name has been shortlisted for the Ferozepur (rural), basketball Olympian Sajjan Singh Cheema’s for Sultanpur Lodhi, and Ahbaab Singh Grewal’s name has been chosen for the Ludhiana West seat.

Here is the complete list of AAP candidates:

Ahbaab Singh Grewal: Ludhiana West

Sajjan Singh Cheema: Sultanpur Lodhi

Inderbir Singh Nijjer: Amritsar South

Mohan Singh Phalianwala: Ferozepur Rural

Samarbir Singh Sidhu: Fazilka

Rajpreet Singh Randhawa: Ajnala

Jagdeep Singh Brar: Muktsar

Gurdit Singh Sekhon: Faridkot

Brig Raj Kumar: Balachaur

Gurvinder Singh Shampura: Fatehgarh Churian

Gurpreet Singh Lapran: Payal

Rupinder Kaur: Bathinda Rural

Jasvir Singh Sekhon: Dhuri

Amarjeet Singh: Rupnagar

Santokh Singh Salana: Bassi Pathana

HS Phoolka: Dakha

Kultar Singh Sandhwa: Kotkapura

Harjot Singh Bains: Sahnewal

Himmat Singh Shergill: SAS Nagar