Fifteen Candidates in Line for Jalandhar West Bypoll
Fifteen candidates remain in the contest for the Jalandhar West reserved assembly segment bypoll in Punjab. An independent candidate, Amit Kumar, withdrew his nomination. The bypoll will be held on July 10, with votes counted on July 13. There are 1,71,482 eligible voters and 181 polling booths.
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Fifteen candidates remain in the race for the Jalandhar West reserved assembly segment bypoll in Punjab, officials announced on Wednesday.
Initially, 16 candidates filed nominations, but independent candidate Amit Kumar withdrew his on the last day of withdrawal, officials confirmed.
The contenders include BJP's Sheetal Angural, SAD (Amritsar)'s Sarabjit Singh, BSP's Binder Kumar, AAP's Mohinderpal Bhagat, Congress' Surinder Kaur, and SAD's Surjit Kaur.
The bypoll, set for July 10, will see votes counted on July 13. The assembly segment has 1,71,482 eligible voters and 181 polling booths.
This byelection follows the resignation of former AAP legislator Sheetal Angural, who rejoined the BJP on March 28 and officially resigned from his AAP post on May 30.
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