Punjab polls have 1,304 candidates in the fray

CHANDIGARH: As many as 1,304

candidates

will contest on 117 assembly constituencies of Punjab. A total of 341 candidates withdrew their nomination papers on February 4, last day of withdrawal.

Sharing the details, Punjab’s chief electoral officer (CEO)

Karuna Raju

said 2,266 candidates had filed their nominations papers for 117 assembly constituencies and after the scrutiny, 1,645 nomination papers were found valid. The CEO said the highest number of candidates, 19 each, were in fray from

Sahnewal

and

Patiala

, while five candidates were in contest from

Dinanagar

. Raju said that now, 1,304 candidates were left in the fray. Voting would be held on February 20, 2022 (Sunday) from 8am to 6pm.