Son of Indira Gandhi's assassin to contest from Punjab's Faridkot in Lok Sabha polls

Chandigarh:Sarabjit Singh, 45, the son of late Beant Singh, one of the assassins of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, has declared his intention to contest in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections from the Faridkot seat in Punjab. Expressing that he was urged by numerous individuals from Faridkot to enter the electoral arena, Singh has affirmed that he will participate in the polls as an independent candidate.

Beant Singh and Satwant Singh, who were the then-PM's bodyguards, killed Gandhi on October 31, 1984 at her residence.

Singh had unsuccessfully fought the 2004 Lok Sabha polls from Bathinda seat and had polled 1.13 lakh votes. He had also unsuccessfully contested the 2007 Punjab assembly polls from Bhadaur seat in Barnala.


Singh had again tried his luck in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls from Fatehgarh Sahib seat but lost again. His mother Bimal Kaur was elected an MP from Ropar seat in 1989.

Polling for 13 Lok Sabha seats in Punjab will be held on June 1.

The AAP has fielded actor Karamjit Anmol from Faridkot Lok Sabha seat while the BJP has named singer Hans Raj Hans for the polls.

The Faridkot seat is currently represented by Congress MP Mohammad Sadique.

(With inputs from PTI)