Six Punjab Candidates Disqualified for Failing to Submit Election Expenses

The Election Commission has disqualified six candidates from the 2022 Punjab Assembly elections for not submitting their election expenses as required by law. This disqualification will prevent them from contesting elections for the next three years.

The Election Commission has disqualified six candidates who contested the 2022 Punjab Assembly elections. State Chief Electoral Officer Sibin C announced on Monday that the candidates failed to submit their election expenses, as mandated by section 78 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, within the specified timeframe.

Due to this non-compliance, the candidates are now ineligible to run in elections for the next three years. Among those disqualified are Sucha Singh, who ran as an independent from the Batala assembly seat. Similarly, Prem Singh and Hardip Singh, who contested from the Qadian assembly seat, have been disqualified.

Sibin C further revealed that Sunny, Karandeep Singh, and Gurpreet Singh, candidates from the Gurdaspur assembly seat, are also barred from contesting elections for the next three years for the same reason.