Punjab Elections

Sonu Sood Appointed As State Icon Of Punjab By Election Commission

India News | ANI | Tuesday November 17, 2020

Bollywood actor Sonu Sood has been appointed as the state icon of Punjab by Election Commission.

Congress Will Win All 4 Bypolls In Punjab, Says Amarinder Singh

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday September 21, 2019

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh today expressed confidence that the Congress will win all the four assembly bypolls in Punjab and said it is the only party that can ensure the state's development

Congress Salvages Punjab, Amarinder Singh-Navjot Sidhu Battle Rages On

India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Friday May 24, 2019

A day after its traumatic defeat to the BJP, the Congress has been called upon to firefight in Punjab. Chief Minister Amarinder Singh -- who delivered the party's only decisive victory in a state -- has contacted the senior leadership of the party, demanding a change in Navjot Singh Sidhu's portfolio. Mr Singh is attending tomorrow's meeting of the...

Dharmendra Tweets Congratulations To Son, "Dharti Puttra" Sunny Deol

India News | Edited by Anuj Pant | Friday May 24, 2019

Election Result 2019: Veteran Bollywood actor Dharmendra today congratulated his son, Sunny Deol, after he emerged as the frontrunner from Punjab's Gurdaspur contesting on a BJP ticket.

BJP's Sunny Deol Leads By More Than 80,000 Votes In Punjab's Gurdaspur

India News | Edited by Anuj Pant | Thursday May 23, 2019

The Gurdaspur seat is a BJP stronghold, having been represented by actor-turned-politician Vinod Khanna in 1998, 1999, 2004 and 2014

Punjab Election Results 2019: Seats, Candidates, Check Result Here

India News | Edited by Richa Taneja | Thursday May 23, 2019

Punjab Election Results: According to leads at 5 pm, Congress was leading on eight seats and AAP on 1 seat. BJP and Shiromani Akali Dal were leading on the four seats.

Rs 1.74 Lakh Added To Sunny Deol's Poll Expenses Over Facebook Fan Page

India News | Written by Mohammed Ghazali | Thursday May 16, 2019

BJP leader Sunny Deol has been pulled up over an undisclosed Facebook fan page just days ahead of the final phase of the Lok Sabha polls, with the Election Commissioner ordering that Rs 1.74 lakh be added to his election expenditure for failing to come clear on the matter.

"If Anything Happens To Guru Granth Sahib...": Priyanka Gandhi To Akalis

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 14, 2019

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday blamed BJP ally Shiromani Akali Dal for the desecration of Guru Granth Sahib, an emotive issue in Punjab.

General Election 2019: "Wouldn't Have Allowed Sunny To Contest Had I Known...": Dharmendra

India News | Edited by Swati Bhasin | Monday May 13, 2019

Veteran actor and former BJP lawmaker Dharmendra on Sunday said he would not have allowed his son Sunny Deol to contest the national elections from Punjab's Gurdaspur had he known who his rival is - Congress's Sunil Jakhar, the sitting lawmaker from the constituency.

Young Dhol Player Has A Message For First Time Voters In Punjab

India News | Written by Mohammed Ghazali | Saturday May 11, 2019

As Punjab readies to vote in the last phase of national elections on May 19, the election commission has been holding intense awareness campaign to ensure maximum voter turnout. A young dhol player from Punjab, a first time voter herself, also has a message for the youngest voters in the state.

Congress Bathinda Nominee's Wife Says It Is A "One-Sided" Contest

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 8, 2019

Campaigning for Congress's Bathinda candidate Amrinder Singh Raja Warring, Amrita Warring slammed sitting lawmaker Harsimrat Kaur Badal for "doing nothing" for the constituency in a decade.

19 Days And Counting, Upset Navjot Sidhu Skips Work, Stays Out Of Touch

India News | Written by Sunil Prabhu | Wednesday April 3, 2019

Punjab minister Navjot Singh Sidhu, who skipped work for nearly 20 days and remained incommunicado to make his displeasure known, now has more cause to be upset, sources close to him said. Mr Sidhu's wife Navjot Kaur was denied ticket to the constituency of her choice - Chandigarh.

Punjab AAP Leaders Meet Arvind Kejriwal, No Alliance With Congress In State

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday March 29, 2019

Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal today met members of the party's Punjab unit and asked them to dispel rumours of any alliance with the Congress in the state for the Lok Sabha polls, sources said.

Punjab Election Panel Suspends Poll Official For Not Reporting For Duty

Cities | Press Trust of India | Sunday December 30, 2018

The Punjab State Election Commission suspended a presiding officer for alleged dereliction of election duty on Sunday, officials said.

Punjab's Badals, Congress Hit Each Other's Strongholds With Rival Rallies

India News | Written by Sheikh Zaffar Iqbal | Monday October 8, 2018

In a show of strength in Punjab ahead of 2019 elections, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and Parkash Singh Badal's Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) held rallies in eachother's strongholds.