Jalandhar West By-Election: 15 candidates in fray

For the Jalandhar West Assembly by-election, Amit Kumar (independent) has withdrawn his nomination, leaving 15 candidates in the fray. 1,71,482 voters to exercise democratic rights at 181 polling booths.

Jalandhar: For the Jalandhar West Assembly by-election, Amit Kumar (independent) has withdrawn his nomination, leaving 15 candidates in the fray. 1,71,482 voters to exercise democratic rights at 181 polling booths.

District Election Officer-cum-Deputy Commissioner Dr. Himanshu Aggarwal stated that after the withdrawal of nominations, the remaining 15 candidates include independent candidates Raj Kumar, Inderjit Singh, Vishal, Ajay Kumar Bhagat, Neetu, Ajay, Varun Kaler, Aarti, and Deepak Bhagat, along with Sheetal Angural from the Bharatiya Janata Party, Sarabjit Singh from the Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar), Binder Kumar from the BSP, Mahinderpal from the Aam Aadmi Party, Surinder Kaur from the Indian National Congress, and Surjit Kaur from the Shiromani Akali Dal.

He further informed that voting for the Jalandhar West (SC) Assembly bye-election will take place on July 10, 2024, with 1,71,482 voters set to cast their votes at 181 polling booths. The vote counting will be conducted on July 13.