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PAGE3.qxd 1/29/2012 2:53 PM Page 1 c m y b The Tribune PUNJAB POLLS 2012 SPECIAL THE TRIBUNE, BATHINDA, MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 2012 GURDASPUR GURUHARSAHAI H HOSHIARPUR J JAGRAON Voters: 1.33 lakh, Present MLA: G.S. Babbehali (SAD) Voters: 1.41 lakh, Present MLA : Gurmeet Singh Sodhi (Cong) Voters : 1.49, Present MLA : Tikshan Sud (BJP) Present MLA: Gurdeep Singh Bhaini (Cong) MAIN CONTESTANTS MAIN CONTESTANTS MAIN CONTESTANTS MAIN CONTESTANTS G.S. Babbehali (57) Raman Bahl (52) Hardiyal Singh Gajnipur (52) Gurmeet Singh Sodhi (58) Vardev Singh Mann (47) Charanjit Singh (26) Sunder Sham Arora (53) Tikshan Sud (57) Isher Singh Meharban (64) Shiv Ram Kaler (60) Major Singh Lakha (69) Matriculate Law graduate Under- Senior BA BA LLB Matric MA, LLB Congress MA Matriculate SAD Congress matriculate secondary SAD CPI Congress BJP B.Sc. (Agri) SAD PPP Assets: Assets: PPP Congress Assets: Assets: Assets: `21.7 crore Assets : `6.3 crore Assets: Assets: Assets: `4.43 lakh ` 7.12 lakh Assets: Assets: `8 crore `10.5 crore `75,000 Social worker; lost as Has won three consecutive `2.33 crore `1.95 crore `12.6 lakh Was earlier in Congress; Son of former Education Min- `34 lakh Two-time MLA and Chief Whip Son of three time Youth leader of the area; Independent in 2002 terms; is Minister for Local Government Elected from Koom Kalan A former PCS officer. Close Earlier he was with SAD; father M.S. Babbehali has ister Kushal Bahl; has been Was circle president of (CLP); close to Capt Amarinder Ferozepur MP Zora Singh new entrant in politics. and Industries. (reserved) in 2007. Now in to Sukhbir Badal. contesting the first time. remained MLA. municipal council president. SAD, but joined PPP. Singh. Mann. Jagraon. KEY ISSUES: Development; unemployment. KEY ISSUES: Upgraded as sub-division, residents now want infrastructure; jobs. KEY ISSUES: Drinking and irrigation water; wild animals. KEY ISSUES: Rural link roads; drugs; sanitation; govt college needed. JAITU JALALABAD JALANDHAR CANTT JALANDHAR CENTRAL Voters: 1.28 lakh, Present MLA: Joginder Singh (Cong) Voters: 1.71 lakh, Present MLA: Sukhbir Singh Badal (SAD) Voters: 1.49 lakh,Present MLA: Jagbir Brar (Then with SAD) Voters: 1.39 lakh, Present MLA: Manoranjan Kalia (BJP) MAIN CONTESTANTS MAIN CONTESTANTS MAIN CONTESTANTS MAIN CONTESTANTS Joginder Singh (53) Gurdev Singh Badal (78) Amarjeet Kaur (38) Sukhbir Singh Badal (49) Malkiat Singh (37) Hans Raj Josan (56) Jagbir Brar (49) Pargat Singh (47) Baba Rajinder Singh Johal (65) Manoranjan Kalia (53) Rajinder Beri (49) Kuldip S. Cheema (59) Under-middle Uneducated 10+2 MA, MBA Matriculate BA, LLB LLB BA Graduate B.Com, LLB BA-II BA Congress SAD Sanjha SAD Congress Independent Congress, SAD PPP BJP Congress PPP Assets: Assets: Morcha Assets: Assets: Assets: Assets: Assets: Assets: Assets: Assets: Assets: `2.46 crore `4.87 crore Assets: `91 crore `24 lakh `4.5 crore `2.5 crore `63 lakh ` 74.38 lakh `2.56 crore `86 lakh `81.9 lakh Was labour union leader Ex-agriculture minister `2.05 lakh Deputy CM of Punjab and Novice in politics, repre- Minister in Amarinder Quit SAD to join PPP, but Political greenhorn; was Left Congress to join the Won in 1997, lost in 2002, Councillor for last three Has been basketball before joining politics in and close to CM Parkash SAD president. sents dominating Rai Sikh government; denied Con- then shifted to the Director, Sports, Punjab. PPP ahead of polls. won again in 2007; removed terms. player; served in the BSF. 2005. Singh Badal. community. gress ticket now. Congress. as minister last year. KEY ISSUES: Lack of development; drinking water; civic amenities. KEY ISSUES: Upgraded as sub-division, residents now want infrastructure; jobs. KEY ISSUES: Abolition of octroi in Jalandhar Cantonment; civil-military tussles. KEY ISSUES: Drug menace in Qazi Mandi, traffic congestion. JALANDHAR NORTH JALANDHAR WEST JANDIALA (SC) K KAPURTHALA Voters: 1.57 lakh, Present MLA: KD Bhandari (BJP) Voters: 1.35 lakh, Present MLA: Bhagat Chunni Lal (BJP) Voters: 1.42 lakh, Present MLA: Malkiat Singh (SAD) Voters: 1.15 lakh, Present MLA: Rana Rajbans Kaur (Cong) MAIN CONTESTANTS MAIN CONTESTANTS MAIN CONTESTANTS MAIN CONTESTANTS KD Bhandari (50) Avtar Henry (66) Dinesh Dhall (38) Bhagat Chunni Lal (81) Suman Kaypee (55) Raj Kumar Raju (39) Sardul Singh Bandala (68) Baljit Singh Jalalusma (37) Sarabjit Singh Makkar (52) Rana Gurjit Singh (59) Raghbir Singh (70) BA FA Matric Matriculate MA Matriculate MA,LLB Matriculate Under-matric Matric BA LLB BJP Congress Independent BJP Congress PPP Congress SAD SAD Congress PPP Assets: Assets: Assets: Assets: Assets: Assets: Assets: `72 lakh Assets: `3.97 lakh Assets: Assets: `53.36 Assets: `42.10 lakh `16 crore `6.62 lakh `1.67 crore `1.34 crore `1.24 lakh Former Excise and Baba Bakala SGPC member; contesting for `40.84 crore crore `9.23 crore Elected in 2007, was made Elected in 1992, 1997 and Congress councillor; rebel Veteran leader won in Wife of veteran Congress leader Chosen by Manpreet Badal Taxation Minister; contesting third Assembly the first time. MLA from Adampur in Former Jalandhar MP; won this Former minister; elected CPS last year. 2002, lost in 2007. Has against Avtar Henry. 1997 too. Mohinder Singh Kaypee; con- for work with NGO Anti- time. Jalandhar, which is now seat in 2002, sister-in-law in from this seat on SAD been minister. testing the first time. Crime Society. reserved. 2004 byelection, wife in 2007. ticket in 1997. KEY ISSUES: Railway over-bridges, polluting industries; removal of high-tension wires. KEY ISSUES: Bad roads, lack of open spaces in 'basti' areas; sewerage. KEY ISSUES: Roads, sewerage, bus stand and unemployment. KEY ISSUES: Development; roads; choked sewers; garbage. KARTARPUR (SC) KHADOOR SAHIB KHANNA KHARAR Voters: 1.47 lakh, Present MLA: Avinash Chander (SAD) Voters: 1.69 lakh, Present MLA: Manjit Singh Manna (SAD) Voters: 1.5 lakh, Present MLA: Bikramjit Singh Khalsa (SAD) Voters: 1.59 lakh, Present MLA: Ujaggar Singh Wadali (SAD) MAIN CONTESTANTS MAIN CONTESTANTS MAIN CONTESTANTS MAIN CONTESTANTS Sarwan S. Phillaur (64) Ch Jagjit Singh (78) Kamal Dev (45) Ramanjit Singh Sikki (45) Ranjeet Singh Brahmpura (74) Balwinder Singh (43) Ranjit Singh Talwandi (56) Gurkirat Singh Kotli (38) Gurpreet Singh Bhatti (38) Jagmohan S Kang (61) Ujjagar Singh Wadali (63) Harnek S Gharuan (65) BA Matriculate Matriculate 10+2 Under-matricu- Matriculate Graduate Graduate Undergraduate Postgraduate Middle pass Matriculate SAD Congress BSP Congress late PPP SAD Congress Sanjha Congress SAD PPP Assets: Assets: Assets: `3,65,300 Assets: SAD Assets: Assets: Assets: Morcha (PPP) Assets: Assets: Assets: `1.84 crore `6.6 crore `1.45 crore Assets: `61 lakh `3.12 crore `2 crore Total assets: `17 crore `1.3 crore `5.45 crore MLA from Phillaur five Contesting eighth consecu- Wealthy potato-seed pro- `5.81 crore Former Akali and influen- Son of veteran Akali Grandson of late Chief ` 21.6 crore Thrice minister; long asso- Senior Akali leaders; asso- Was with the Congress times; trying Kartarpur the tive time; won five times. ducer; first-timer; close to Of five polls he contested, lost tial trader. leader Jagdev Singh Minister Beant Singh. ciated with erstwhile ciated with area for many before joining the PPP. first time. ex-MP Rana Gurjit Singh. only one (by 142 votes). Talwandi. Morinda segment. years. KEY ISSUES: Petty crime; development of rural areas. KEY ISSUES: Development, unemployment, drugs. KEY ISSUES: District status for Khanna. KEY ISSUES: Lack of infrastructure to match the massive urbanisation. KHEM KARAN KOTKAPURA L LAMBI LEHRA Voters: 1.8 lakh, Present MLA: Virsa Singh Valtoha (SAD) Voters: 1.29 lakh, Present MLA: Ripjeet Singh Brar (Cong) Voters: 1.37 lakh, Present MLA: Parkash Singh Badal (SAD) Voters: 1.4 lakh, Present MLA: Rajinder Kaur Bhattal (Cong) MAIN CONTESTANTS MAIN CONTESTANTS MAIN CANDIDATES MAIN CONTESTANTS Gurchet Singh Bhullar (71) Virsa Singh Valtoha (49) Sarwan Singh Dhunn (40) Ripjeet Singh Brar (49) Mantar Singh Brar (47) Upender Sharma (63) Parkash Singh Badal (84) Gurdas Singh Badal (81) Maheshinder S Badal (50) Rajinder Kaur Bhattal (66) Sukhwant S Sarao (56) Bhagwant Mann (39) Matriculation MA Middle pass Engineer MA LLB Graduate Matriculate LLB Graduate Professional Class XII Congress SAD PPP Congress SAD Independent SAD PPP Congress Congress graduate PPP Assets: Assets: Assets: Assets: Assets: Assets: Assets: Assets: Assets: Assets: SAD Assets: `2.15 crore `1.46 crore `3 crore `72 lakh `7.53 crore `88 lakh `6.76 crore `19.71 crore `6.45 crore `2.97 crore Assets: `1.55 crore Irrigation Minister in Former hardliner, defeated Formerly close associate of Younger brother of CWC Won in 1997 as Indepen- Formerly in Congress and Four-time Chief Minister; Brother of Parkash S Badal; First cousin of Parkash and Four-time MLA and former `1.11 crore Stand-up comedian; strik- Amarinder government. Bhullar in 2007. Close to Majitha MLA Birkramjit member Jagmeet Singh dent, 2002 as SAD ex-jail minister; won SAD patron-in-chief. father Manpreet Badal. Has Gurdas Badal. Earlier lost CM and Deputy CM. Former bureaucrat trying ing chord with electorate Sukhbir Badal. Singh, switched to PPP Brar. candidate. in 1992. been MLA, MP once each. to Parkash Badal. luck in politics. using his art. KEY ISSUES: Education, health infrastructure; civic amenities; jobs. KEY ISSUES: No development in last 20 years. KEY ISSUES: Problem of water-logging. KEY ISSUES: Development the main concern. LUDHIANA CENTRAL LUDHIANA EAST LUDHIANA NORTH LUDHIANA SOUTH Voters: 1.2 lakh, Sitting