SAD announces names of six party candidates for LS polls

CHANDIGARH: The ruling Shiromani Akali Dal ( SAD) today announced names of six party candidates for upcoming Lok Sabha elections in Punjab.

Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa and sitting MP Harsimrat Kaur will be party's nominees for Sangrur and Bathinda LS seats respectively, SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal said here.

The four remaining SAD candidates are Ranjit Singh Brahampura from Khadoor Sahib Parliamentary constituency, Prem Singh Chandumajra from Anandpur Sahib seat, Pawan Tinoo from Jalandhar and Kulwant Singh from Fatehgarh Sahib.

Dhindsa, a senior party leader, had unsuccessfully contested the last Lok Sabha polls from Sangrur. He lost to Congress candidate Vijayinder Singla.

Both Tinoo, a sitting party MLA from Adampur, and Kulwant are relatively new faces.

Khadoor Sahib LS seat, at present, is held by Rattan Singh Ajnala, whose name had cropped up in an alleged drug scam. This time the party gave the ticket to Brahmpura.

There are 13 Lok Sabha seats in Punjab. As per the seat-sharing formula, the SAD will contest 10 seats and its ally BJP three.