Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has expanded its candidate line-up for the 2027 Punjab Assembly elections, announcing 31 more nominees on November 12. With this announcement, the party has declared candidates for 71 of Punjab’s 117 Assembly seats.
The second list brings changes to the party’s existing representation as well. AAP has dropped eight sitting MLAs from its candidate line-up and included two sitting MPs. It has also fielded nominees in 21 constituencies where the party failed to win in the 2022 Assembly elections.
The announcement follows AAP’s first list, released on October 31, which contained 40 names. The party has not yet announced candidates for the remaining 46 constituencies.
Full List Of 31 AAP Candidates
The second list includes candidates from constituencies across the Majha, Doaba and Malwa regions. Here is the constituency-wise list:
| Assembly constituency | Candidate |
|---|---|
| Sujanpur | Swaran S Salaria |
| Pathankot | Rohit Syal |
| Gurdaspur | Raman Bahl |
| Dina Nagar | Shamsher Singh |
| Qadian | Guriqbal Singh Mahal |
| Fatehgarh Churian | Harjobanjit Singh Randhawa |
| Raja Sansi | Sonia Mann |
| Majitha | Talbir Singh Gill |
| Amritsar North | Karamjit Singh Rintu |
| Patti | Jaswankar Singh Gill |
| Bholath | Harsimran Singh |
| Kapurthala | Davinder Pal Singh Ranga |
| Phagwara | Dr Raj Kumar Chabbewal |
| Phillaur | Harjot Kaur Lohia |
| Shahkot | Balvir Singh Pala Jalalpur |
| Jalandhar Central | Nitin Kohli |
| Jalandhar North | Vaneet Dhir |
| Jalandhar Cantonment | Deepak Bali |
| Adampur | Pawan Kumar Tinu |
| Mukerian | Sarabjot Singh Saabi |
| Nawan Shahr | Robby Kang |
| Chamkaur Sahib | Jasvir Singh Garhi |
| Kharar | Parminder Singh Goldy |
| Dakha | Dr KNS Kang |
| Jagraon | Saravjit Kaur Manuke |
| Abohar | Dr Suhani Doda |
| Balluana | Amandeep Singh ‘Goldy’ Musafir |
| Lambi | Randhir Singh Dhira Khuddian |
| Bathinda Rural | Gopal Singh |
| Barnala | Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer |
| Shutrana | Vaninder Kaur Loomba |
Who Featured In AAP’s First List?
Before the November 12 announcement, AAP had released its first batch of 40 candidates on October 31. Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann was named from Dhuri, while Punjab Assembly Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan was fielded from Kotkapura.
The first list also included Sanjeev Arora from Ludhiana West, Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal from Ajnala, Dr Inderbir Singh Nijjar from Amritsar South and Balkar Singh from Kartarpur. Bram Shanker Sharma Jimpa was named from Hoshiarpur, while Ajitpal Singh Kohli was selected for Patiala.
The two announcements together give AAP a declared candidate list covering 71 constituencies. The remaining 46 seats are yet to be assigned nominees.
AAP’s Road To The 2027 Punjab Assembly Elections
AAP won 92 of Punjab’s 117 Assembly seats in the 2022 elections, forming the state government with Bhagwant Mann as Chief Minister. The party is now preparing for the next Assembly contest by announcing its candidates in stages.
The second list is notable for the replacement of eight sitting MLAs and the selection of nominees in 21 constituencies that AAP had lost in the previous election. These changes indicate that the party is not relying only on its existing legislators as it puts together its 2027 line-up.
With 71 candidates announced so far, attention will now turn to the party’s remaining selections and the constituencies where it is yet to name its nominees.
