Close X
Monday, December 16, 2024
ADVT 
India

Punjab's Khadoor Sahib Bypoll Campaign Ends; Akalis Get Free Run

Darpan News Desk IANS, 12 Feb, 2016 11:34 AM
    Campaigning for Khadoor Sahib assembly seat by-election, where the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal had a free run as the opposition Congress and new entrant AAP are keeping away, ended on Thursday evening.
     
    Akali Dal candidate Ravinder Singh Brahmpura faces six other candidates, including five independents, on Saturday's bye-election.
     
    The seat fell vacant after the sitting Congress legislator, Ramanjit Singh Sikki, resigned in October last year over recent incidents of sacrilege of Sikh holy book, Guru Granth Sahib, in Punjab and the state government's failure to contain such incidents.
     
    The candidate winning the Khadoor Sahib seat in the bye-election will remain a legislator for only about one year as assembly elections in Punjab are due in February next year.
     
    The Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which is establishing itself in political space in Punjab, have opted out of the bye-election, leaving the field open for the Akali Dal.

    MORE India ARTICLES

    Indira Gandhi Knew Of Threat To Life Before Operation Blue Star: President Pranab Mukherjee

    Indira Gandhi Knew Of Threat To Life Before Operation Blue Star: President Pranab Mukherjee
    The president writes that talks with the Akali Dal failed due to its rigid stance, and last ditch efforts were made shortly before "Operation Blue Star" - as the military operation was codenamed - was launched.

    Indira Gandhi Knew Of Threat To Life Before Operation Blue Star: President Pranab Mukherjee

    Mukesh Ambani, Azim Premji, Dilip Shanghvi Among World's Richest Billionaires

    India's richest business mogul Mukesh Ambani of Reliance Industries, Indian IT czar Azim Premji of Wipro and drug maker Dilip Shanghvi of Sun Pharma rank among world's top 50 wealthiest billionaires.

    Mukesh Ambani, Azim Premji, Dilip Shanghvi Among World's Richest Billionaires

    UN Health Chief: Zika Virus Is 'Spreading Explosively'

    UN Health Chief: Zika Virus Is 'Spreading Explosively'
    Declaring that the Zika virus is "spreading explosively," the World Health Organization announced it will hold an emergency meeting of independent experts Monday to decide if the outbreak should be declared an international health emergency.

    UN Health Chief: Zika Virus Is 'Spreading Explosively'

    Will She, Won't She? Kashmir In Suspense Over Mehbooba

    Will She, Won't She? Kashmir In Suspense Over Mehbooba
    What is holding back PDP leader Mehbooba Mufti from taking oath as Jammu and Kashmir's new chief minister? More and more people are asking this but there seems to be no clear answer.

    Will She, Won't She? Kashmir In Suspense Over Mehbooba

    Congress Names Ramanjit Singh Sikki As Candidate For Khadoor Sahib Assembly Bypoll In Punjab

    Congress Names Ramanjit Singh Sikki As Candidate For Khadoor Sahib Assembly Bypoll In Punjab
    The Congress on Tuesday named former legislator Ramanjit Singh Sikki as its candidate for the by-election to the Punjab legislative assembly from Khadoor Sahib constituency.

    Congress Names Ramanjit Singh Sikki As Candidate For Khadoor Sahib Assembly Bypoll In Punjab

    Did The British Empire Have Any Benefits For India? No, Says Shashi Tharoor

    Tharoor contested the contentions of co-panellist, British historian, author and MP Tristram Hunt, that the benefits included rule of law and an effective parliamentary system, saying he was not sure how good the latter has been for India.

    Did The British Empire Have Any Benefits For India? No, Says Shashi Tharoor