SAD announces six candidates for 2022 Punjab Assembly elections

Shiromani Akali Dal on Wednesday announced candidates for six assembly seats for the 2022 Punjab Assembly elections. The party has fielded Jagmeet Singh Brar from Maur assembly seat and Jeet Mohinder Singh as its candidate from Talwandi Sabo.

Suba Singh has been fielded from Jaitu, Mantar Singh Brar from Kotkapura, Kanwarjit Singh Roji Barkandi from Muktsar and Parambans Singh Romana from Faridkot. Romana is the president of the youth wing of the party.

SAD President Sukhbir Singh Badal announced Jagmeet Singh Brar from Maur, Jeet Mohinder Singh from Talwandi Sabo, Suba Singh from Jaitu, Mantar S Brar from Kotkapura, Kanwarjit S Rosy Barkandi from Mukatsar & Parambans S Romana from Faridkot as party candidate for Vidhan Sabha, said party leader Daljit Singh Cheema in a tweet.

The party chose Jagmeet Singh Brar, who had joined Akali Dal in 2019, even from Maur seat as former minister and Akali leader Sikandar Singh Maluka was keen to contest from this assembly constituency. Maluka had refused to contest from the Rampura Phool assembly seat after being nominated as a candidate on August 29.