Punjab local body polls on Feb 14

In Punjab, 9,222 candidates were left in the fray for civic body polls. Among them  2,832 (around 30%) candidates are contesting as Independents; this is due to the fact that all councils have been categorised into A, B and C. The C councils are very small and here elections are not being held only on symbols. According to the State Election Commission(SEC), In A and B councils, 2,037 candidates of the Congress are left in fray, whereas the primary opposition in Punjab assembly, 1,606 candidates belong to the AAP. The SAD is fielding 1,569 candidates, with 1,003 are from the BJP. The BSP is also fielding 160 candidates. In the finally tally, BJP could not field any candidate from Tarn Taran.

At least 24 Congress candidates are set to be elected unopposed in seven urban local bodies of the Bhatinda district. Lehra Mohabbat nagar panchayat ended up with a peculiar situation where there is no candidate from four wards. It happened as the residents had announced to boycott the electoral process in support of their demand to restore it the status of a gram panchayat. Saturday was the last day for withdrawal and rejection of candidates for civic body polls.