Assembly by-election; 5 nominations in Patiala and 3 in Talwandi Sabo

Chandigarh, August 1, 2014: With the filing of 3 more nominations today, total 5 candidates have been in the fray in Patiala assembly constituency, while 3 nominations have been filed in Talwandi Sabo constituency till today.
Disclosing this here today, V.K. Singh, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Punjab said that for the by-election of Patiala assembly constituency; Harjeet Singh has filed his nomination as the candidate of the Aam Aadmi Party, Balbir Singh as independent candidate and Amrik Singh has filed his nomination papers from New All India Congress Party. He said that Bhagwan Dass of Shiromani Akali Dal and Rajinder Singh Pawar as an independent candidate have already filed their nomination papers.
CEO further said that 3 candidates; Jeet Mohinder Singh Sidhu of Shiromani Akali Dal, Harminder Singh Jassi and his wife Manmeet Kaur of Indian National Congress Party have today filed their nomination papers in Talwandi Sabo assembly constituency.
He reiterated that candidates could file their nomination papers before the concerned Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM)-cum-Returning Officers between 11:00 am to 3:00 pm till August 2, 2014. He informed that August 2, being Saturday, is not a holiday under Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, so nomination papers would be presented on that day.
V.K. Singh said that Voting for the by-elections on both seats would be held on August 21, while counting would be held on August 25.