Candidates' list out for sahit akademi polls

LUDHIANA: The list of candidates for the elections at Punjabi Sahit Akademi, Ludhiana, was declared on Sunday afternoon. The candidates who have filed papers for president's post are Gurbhajan Singh Gill, Sukhjeet Singh and Mitar Sen Meet.
For senior vice-president's post, Anoop Singh, Sushil Dusanjh, Sukhjeet Singh and Guriqbal Singh filed their papers.Sixteen nominations have been filed for vice-president, eight for general secretary and 29 applications have been received for members of executive committee of Akademi.
Additional election officer Janmeja Singh Johl said this election to a prominent writers' body matters for the development of literature in the state.
The elections would be conducted on April 15.
Johl said there are 1,600 voters to the Akademi, of which 1,298 are in Punjab and 302 voters around the world. Nominations can be taken back before April 5, he added.