Punjab Election 2017 Know all about key candidates

Punjab witnessed a three-cornered contest between ruling SAD-BJP alliance, Congress and new entrant Aam Aadmi Party. Key contestants whose fate has been sealed include Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh in Patiala and Lambi seats, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal in Lambi and his son Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal in Jalalabad. Punjab is divided into three major regions—Malwa, the largest, occupies the central and southern parts of the state and accounts for 69 of Punjab’s 117 assembly constituencies. Doaba, the eastern flank, accounts for 23 seats and Majha on the West is home to 25 seats.

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Prakhar Sharma
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