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c m y b PUNJAB POLLS 2012 c m y b THE TRIBUNE, BATHINDA, MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 2012 SPECIAL ABOHAR Voters: 1.46 lakh, Present MLA: Sunil Jakhar (Congress) MAIN CONTESTANTS Sunil Jakhar (57) MBA Congress Assets: `2.21 crore Two-time MLA from Abohar — 2002, 2007 Vijay Laxmi Bhadoo (55) Class XI BJP Assets: `92 lakh Chairperson, Punjab Social Welfare Advisory Board Shiv Lal Doda (43) Class VIII Independent (BJP rebel) Assets: `5.45 crore Liquor baron, runs charitable trust, no political record KEY ISSUES: Funds for sewerage and drinking water, scarcity of canal water AMRITSAR WEST (SC) Voters: 1.50 lakh, Present MLA: O P Soni (Congress) MAIN CONTESTANTS Raj Kumar Verka (49) BA-I Congress Assets: `2.15 crore Amarjit Singh Asal (56) MA, B.Ed CPI Assets: `89,000 District secretary of CPI, contesting third time. Rakesh Gill (49) Matric BJP Assets: ` 80 Lakh Two-time councillor KEY ISSUES: Development, unemployment and acute drug addiction. AMRITSAR EAST Voters: 1.23 lakh, Present MLA: None (New constituency) MAIN CONTESTANTS Sunil Datti (51) 10+2 Congress Assets: `8.96 lakh Has been mayor of the city. Navjot Kaur Sidhu (48) MBBS, MD BJP Assets: `3.16 crore Wife of Amritsar MP Navjot Singh Sidhu. Resigned from Health Dept. Baldev Singh Verka Sanjha Morcha Assets: NA A CPI leader of the area. KEY ISSUES: High number of slums; civic amenities and infrastructure. AMRITSAR SOUTH Voters: 1.32 lakh, Present MLA: Inderbir Singh Bolaria (SAD) MAIN CONTESTANTS Inderbir Singh Bolaria, (31) Graduate SAD Assets: `1.95 crore Father late Raminder Singh Bolaria was MLA. Won bypoll. Jasbir Singh Gill Dimpa (43) Giani Congress Assets: `4 crore Beas ex-MLA; lost in 2007 to Akali Manjinder Singh Kang. KEY ISSUES: Solid waste management plant needed; no playground. AJNALA Voters: 1.26 lakh, Present MLA: Amarpal Singh Bony (SAD) MAIN CONTESTANTS Amarpal Singh Bony (36) 10+2 SAD Assets: `1.90 cr Son of Rattan Singh Ajnala, MP from Tarn Taran; straight talking. Harpartap Singh Ajnala (60) BA, LLB Congress Assets: `21.5 crore Son of former speaker Harcharan Singh Ajnala; won 2004 byelection. KEY ISSUES: Underdevelopment, drug addiction, unemployment ADAMPUR (SC) Voters: 1.43 lakh, Present MLA: Sarabjit Makkar (SAD) MAIN CONTESTANTS Satnam Kainth (51) BA Congress Assets: `1.36 crore Has been MLA, MP. Was earlier with BSP Pawan Tinu (45) SAD Assets: `1.99 crore Lost in 2002 Assembly polls and 2004 Parliamentary polls Sukhwinder Kotli (47) Matric BSP Assets: `10 lakh Has been sarpanch thrice; is state party general secretary KEY ISSUES: No sewerage anywhere. Sewage flows into drains. ANANDPUR SAHIB Present MLA: Rana Kanwar Pal Singh (Cong), Votes: 1.7 lakh MAIN CONTESTANTS Rana Kanwar Pal Singh 'KP' (54) Graduate Congress Assets: `3.31 crore Won twice already; has been parliamentary secretary. Madan Mohan Mittal (72) Graduate BJP Assets: `7.75 crore Close to Parkash Singh Badal; former minister. Gurdial Singh (65) Matric CPM Assets: `60.24 lakh Associated with the Left since youth. KEY ISSUES: Alternatives to reduction of jobs in BBMB, NFL. AMRITSAR CENTRAL Voters: 1.25 lakh, Present MLA: Laxmi Kanta Chawla (BJP) MAIN CONTESTANTS O P Soni (55) Higher secondary Congress Assets: `3.85 crore First mayor of city; MLA from Amritsar (West) thrice. Tarun Chugh (40) BA-I BJP Assets: `62.46 lakh Vice-chairman of Punjab Youth Development Board. Vijay Mishra (62) B.Sc, B.Ed Sanjha Morcha (CPM) Assets: `66 lakh District secretary of CPM. KEY ISSUES: Unemployment and large-scale encroachment. AMRITSAR NORTH Voters: 1.51 lakh, Present MLA: Anil Joshi (BJP) MAIN CONTESTANTS Anil Joshi (47) Higher secondary BJP Assets: `1.25 crore Testing fortunes the second time on development plank. Karamjit Singh Rintu (40) BA Congress Assets: `50.5 lakh Contesting the first time; mother councillor for 10-years. Ram Sharan Pal (63) Sanjha Morcha (PPP) Assets: `30 lakh Unsuccessfully contested 2009 LS poll on BSP ticket. KEY ISSUES: Sanitation and covering of three drains. AMLOH Voters: 1.14 lakh, Present MLA: Sadhu Singh Dharmsot (Congress) MAIN CONTESTANTS Kaka Randeep Singh (46) Graduate Congress Assets: `11.84 crore Sitting MLA from Nabha. Jagdeep Singh Cheema (51) Class XII SAD Assets: `3.73 crore Son of ex-minister Randhir Singh Cheema; district party president Jagmeet Singh Sahota (45) Graduate PPP Assets: `1.75 crore Former PPCC member; was student leader in Patiala. KEY ISSUES: Upgrade of roads and sewerage. ATAM NAGAR Voters: 1,38,968, Present MLA: None (New constituency) MAIN CONTESTANTS Hira Singh Gabria (64) Matriculation SAD Assets: `42 lakh Cabinet minister at pres- ent; from the Ramgarhia community. Malkit Singh Birmi (58) Graduate Congress Assets: `30 crore Two-time former minister, also belongs to Ramgarhia community. Simarjit Singh Bains (39) Graduate Akali rebel Assets: `7.5 crore Was arrested in connection with Tehsildar GS Benipal assault case. KEY ISSUES: Bad roads, lack of potable water AMARGARH Voters: 1.38 lakh, Present MLA: None (New constituency) MAIN CONTESTANTS Iqbal Singh Jhoonda SAD Assets: NA Former MLA, trying hard in new constituency Surjit Singh Dhiman (53) Graduate Congress Assets: `6.64 crore Educated politician with hold among rural masses Ajit Singh Chandurayia (37) Post graduate PPP Assets: `1.78 crore Good orator, strikes a chord with rural electorate KEY ISSUES: Lacks medical and education infrastructure. Abohar 81 Adampur (SC) 38 Ajnala 11 Amargarh 106 Amloh 56 Amritsar Central 17 Amritsar East 18 Amritsar North 15 Amritsar South 19 Amritsar West (SC) 16 Anandpur Sahib 49 Atam Nagar 62 CONSTITUENCY NO. Attari (SC) 20 Baba Bakala (SC) 25 Balachaur 48 Balluana (SC) 82 Banga (SC) 46 Barnala 103 Bassi Pathana (SC) 54 Batala 7 Bathinda Rural (SC) 93 Bathinda Urban 92 Bhadaur (SC) 102 Bhagha Purana 72 Bhoa (SC) 2 Bholath 26 Bhucho Mandi (SC) 91 Budhlada (SC) 98 Chabbewal (SC) 44 Chamkaur Sahib (SC) 51 Dakha 68 Dasuya 40 Dera Baba Nanak 10 Dera Bassi 112 Dharamkot 74 Dhuri 107 Dina Nagar (SC) 5 Dirba (SC) 100 Faridkot 87 Fatehgarh Churian 9 Fatehgarh Sahib 55 Fazilka 80 Firozpur City 76 Firozpur Rural (SC) 77 Garhshankar 45 Ghanaur 113 Gidderbaha 84 Gill (SC) 66 Gurdaspur 4 Guru Har Sahai 78 Hoshiarpur 43 Jagraon (SC) 70 Jaitu (SC) 89 Jalalabad 79 Jalandhar Cantt. 37 Jalandhar Central 35 Jalandhar North 36 Jalandhar West (SC) 34 Jandiala (SC) 14 Kapurthala 27 Kartarpur (SC) 33 Khadoor Sahib 24 Khanna 57 Kharar 52 Khem Karan 22 Kotkapura 88 Lambi 83 Lehra 99 Ludhiana Central 63 Ludhiana East 60 Ludhiana North 65 Ludhiana South 61 Ludhiana West 64 Majitha 13 Malerkotla 105 Malout (SC) 85 Mansa 96 Maur 94 Mehal Kalan (SC) 104 Moga 73 Mukerian 39 Muktsar 86 Nabha (SC) 108 Nakodar 31 Nawan Shahr 47 Nihal Singhwala (SC) 71 Pathankot 3 Patiala 115 Patiala Rural 110 Patti 23 Payal (SC) 67 Phagwara (SC) 29 Phillaur (SC) 30 Qadian 6 Raikot (SC) 69 Raja Sansi 12 Rajpura 111 Rampura Phul 90 Rupnagar 50 S.A.S.Nagar 53 Sahnewal 59 Samana 116 Samrala 58 Sangrur 108 Sanour 114 Sardulgarh 97 Shahkot 32 Sham Chaurasi (SC) 42 Shutrana (SC) 117 Sri Hargobindpur (SC) 8 Sujanpur 1 Sultanpur Lodhi 28 Sunam 101 Talwandi Sabo 94 Tarn Taran 21 Urmar 41 Zira 75 TOTAL VOTERS 1,76,83,582 MALE 93,22,555 FEMALE 83,61,027 In Bholath, female voters (59,321) are more than male (59,020) FIRST-TIME VOTERS 4,13,144 MALE 2,73,434 FEMALE 1,39,710 MAXIMUM VOTERS IN GILL 1,94,331 MINIMUM VOTERS IN AMLOH 1,13,952 TOTAL POLLING STATIONS 19,841 MAXIMUM POLLING BOOTHS 238 in Nakodar MINIMUM POLLING BOOTHS 118 in Amritsar Central TOTAL CANDIDATES 1,078 WOMEN CANDIDATES 93 INDEPENDENT CANDIDATES 417 KNOW YOUR CANDIDATES As Punjab goes to the polls today, The Tribune brings you a ready reckoner to main contestants in the Assembly elections The 117 constituencies feature in this special supplement alphabetically. Beginning below, they continue on to the next three pages. The list above has the constituencies with the Election Commission number given alongside for easy reference to the map of Punjab Assembly segments. CONGRESS 117 BAHUJAN SAMAJ PARTY 117 SHIROMANI AKALI DAL 94 BHARATIYA JANATA PARTY 23 PEOPLE'S PARTY OF PUNJAB 92 COMMUNIST PARTY OF INDIA 14 COMMUNIST PARTY OF INDIA (MARXIST) 9 SEATS CONTESTED BY VARIOUS PARTIES The Tribune A PAGE1.qxd 1/29/2012 2:36 PM Page 1
