Chandigarh, October 18:
14 nomination papers were filed on Saturday for the 21-Tarn Taran Assembly constituency bye-election in Punjab.
A spokesperson of the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Punjab, informed that BJP candidate Harjit Singh Sandhu filed two additional nomination papers today. Earlier, he had also submitted his nomination papers on October 17. Sucha Singh has filed his nomination as a covering candidate for Harjit Singh Sandhu. Similarly, Leena Sandhu has filed her nomination as a covering candidate for Indian National Congress nominee Karanbir Singh.
Apart from these, Arun Kumar Khurmi also filed his nomination and Naib Singh from Nationalists Justice Party have also submitted their nominations.
In addition, the following individuals have filed nominations as independent candidates: Harpal Singh, Harbrinder Kaur, Komalpreet Singh, Neetu, Vijay Kumar, Mandeep Singh, Nirmal Kaur, and Jaswant Singh.
It is noteworthy that the last date for filing nominations is October 21, 2025, while the scrutiny of nomination papers will be held on October 22, 2025. The last date for withdrawal of nominations is October 24, 2025.
