6 candidates contested 2022 Punjab Assembly Elections disqualified by ECI; will not be eligible to contest elections: Sibin C

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6 candidates contested 2022 Punjab Assembly Elections disqualified by ECI; will not be eligible to contest elections: Sibin C

Kanwar Inder Singh/ royalpatiala.in News/ August 5,2024

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has disqualified six candidates, contested the 2022 Punjab Assembly elections, through orders. Divulging the details, Punjab’s Chief Electoral Officer Sibin C stated that these candidates have not submitted their election expenses as per section 78 of Representation of the People Act, 1951 to the commission within the specified timeframe , thus rendering them ineligible to contest elections for the next 3 years under Section 10 A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951.

He said that these six candidates from Gurdspur district . Sucha Singh who contested from Batala assembly seat, have been disqualified by an order issued by the Election Commission of India on July 15, 2024.

6 candidates contested 2022 Punjab Assembly Elections, disqualified by ECI; will not be eligible to contest elections: Sibin C
CEO, Punjab

Similarly, Prem Singh and Hardip Singh, who contested from Qadian assembly seat, have also been disqualified.

Sibin C further stated that , Sunny, Karandeep Singh and Gurpreet Singh , candidates from Gurdaspur assembly seat, have also been declared ineligible to contest elections for the next 3 years.