19 nomination papers on fifth day; total number of nominations reaches 39   

Ludhiana, May 13, 2024: In total, 19 nominations were submitted with the District Election Officer (DEO)-cum-Deputy Commissioner (DC) Sakshi Sawhney on the fifth day of filing nominations on Monday.
 
With this, the total number of nominations submitted for the Ludhiana Lok Sabha constituency has now reached 39. May 14, 2024 (Tuesday) is the last day for filing nominations. 

The candidates who have submitted the nominations on Monday include Rajinder Ghai (Independent), Kirpal Singh (Independent), Ranjit Singh Dhillon from Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), Ninderjit Kaur (SAD), Simardeep Singh (Independent), Amrinder Singh Raja Warring from Indian National Congress (INC), Amrita Warring (INC), Pritpal Singh from Bahujan Dravida Party, Ashok Prashar Pappi from Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) filed four sets of nominations, Meenu Prashar (AAP), Gurmeet Singh Kharay (Independent), Devinder Bhagria from Hindustan Shakti Sena, Bhupinder Singh from Bharatheeya Jawan Kisan Party, Kamaljit Singh Brar (Independent), Palwinder Kaur (Independent) and Sanjeev Kumar (Independent).                       

While submitting nominations, the candidates also took the pledge to abide by the constitution of India, uphold the sovereignty and integrity of India and follow the guidelines issued by the Election Commission of India.

The total number of nominations submitted for the Ludhiana Lok Sabha constituency has now reached 39.
It is pertinent here to mention that no nomination was filed on the first day of nomination on May 7, while three nominations were filed on the second day. Bhupinder Singh from Bharatheeya Jawan Kisan Party, Vipan Kumar (Independent) and Baldev Raj Katna (Independent) filed the nominations on the second day (May 8). 

Similarly, five candidates filed their nominations on the third day on May 9 (Thursday). These included Devinder Singh from Aam Lok Party United, Gursewak Singh from Sarvjan Sewa Party and Jai Parkash Jain, Simrandeep Singh and Ravinder Pal Singh as independent candidates. 

Twelve nominations were filed on Friday including Harwinder Kaur from Samajik Sangharsh Party, Ravneet Singh Bittu from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Santosh Kumar from Bhartiya Inqalab Party, Naresh Kumar Dhingan (Independent), Karan Dhingan (Independent), Lakhvir Singh (Independent), Bhola Singh (Independent), Vishal Kumar Arora (Independent), Balwinder Singh (Independent), Amandeep Singh from Sehajdhari Sikh Party, Davinder Singh from Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and Jaswinder Kaur from Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP).  

Further, 19 nominations were submitted with the DEO today. 

DEO Sawhney stated that the Gazette notification for the elections was issued on Tuesday (May 7). Candidates can file their nominations till May 14, 2024 (except public holidays), and the scrutiny of nominations will take place on May 15, 2024 (Wednesday). Candidates can withdraw their nominations till May 17, 2024 (Friday).  

DEO Sawhney also mentioned that nominations can be filed between 11 AM and 3 PM and May 14, 2024 is the last day for submitting nominations. 

The polling day is scheduled for June 1, 2024 (Saturday) in Punjab. The polling hours are from 7 AM to 6 PM. The counting of votes would take place on June 4, 2024 (Tuesday) across the country, including Punjab. The final date for the completion of elections is June 6, 2024 (Thursday).