AAP Names Candidates For 40 Seats In 2027 Punjab Assembly Polls: Full List

Punjab's ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has named the first 40 candidates it will field in the state Assembly elections, due early next year. Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann is on the list and will contest from the Dhuri seat again.

Before the announcement, the party held a high-level meeting on candidate selection at the Delhi residence of AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal on Friday. Mann, state in-charge Manish Sisodia and other senior leaders attended alongside Kejriwal.

Full List of AAP Candidates:

1. Batala - Amansher Singh (Shery Kalsi)
2. Ajnala - Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal
3. Amritsar South - Dr. Inderbir Singh Nijjar
4. Tarn Taran - Harmeet Singh Sandhu
5. Khem Karan - Sarvan Singh Dhun
6. Nakodar - Ms. Inderjit Kaur Mann
7. Kartarpur - Balkar Singh
8. Dasuya - Karambir Singh Ghuman
9. Urmar - Jasvir Singh Raja Gill
10. Hoshiarpur - Bram Shanker Sharma Jimpa
11. Chabbewal - Ishank Kumar Chabbewal
12. Garhshankar - Jai Krishan Singh Rouri
13. Balachaur - Ms. Santosh Kataria
14. Rupnagar - Dinesh Chadha
15. S.A.S. Nagar - Kulwant Singh
16. Fatehgarh Sahib - Lakhbir Singh Rai
17. Amloh - Gurinder Singh Garry Waring
18. Samrala - Jagtar Singh Diyalpura
19. Ludhiana East - Daljit Singh Grewal Bhola
20. Atam Nagar - Kulwant Singh Sidhu
21. Ludhiana Central - Ashok Prashar Pappi
22. Ludhiana West - Sanjeev Arora
23. Ludhiana North - Chaudhary Madan Lal Bagga
24. Payal - Manwinder Singh Giaspura
25. Nihal Singh Wala - Manjit Singh Bilaspur
26. Bhagha Purana - Amritpal Singh Sukhanand
27. Moga - Dr Amandeep Kaur Arora
28. Dharamkot - Devinder Jeet Singh Laddi Dhos
29. Jalalabad - Jagdeep Kamboj Goldy
30. Fazilka - Narinderpal Singh Sawna
31. Muktsar - Jagdeep Singh Kaka Brar
32. Kotkapura - Kultar Singh Sandhwan
33. Jaitu - Amolak Singh
34. Talwandi Sabo - Ms. Baljinder Kaur
35. Sardulgarh - Gurpreet Singh Banawali
36. Bhadaur - Labh Singh Ugoke
37. Mehal Kalan - Kulwant Singh Pandori
38. Amargarh - Jaswant Singh Gajjan Majra
39. Dhuri - Bhagwant Mann
40. Patiala - Ajitpal Singh Kohli

The Aam Aadmi Party hereby announces the following candidates for the Punjab Legislative Assembly Elections, 2027. https://t.co/dsbqLTNwLa

— AAP (@AamAadmiParty) October 31, 2026

After the list came out, the BJP questioned why Punjab Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains was not on it. The question follows months of pressure on Bains from the party. In July, the BJP stepped up its demand for his resignation over alleged irregularities in recruitment exams in the state.