Chandigarh civic polls: AAP releases first list of 9 candidates

For the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation elections to be held in December, Aam Aadmi Party has released the first list of candidates. Out of a total of 35 wards, the party has announced candidates for 9 seats in the first phase.

These names were finalized during a high-level meeting held under the leadership of Delhi MLA and Chandigarh AAP in-charge Jarnail Singh. Senior leaders and office-bearers of the Chandigarh unit were present in this meeting.

In the first list, tickets have been given to Didar Singh, Gurpreet Kaur Ladi, Anju Katyal, Onkar Singh Aulakh, Kuldeep Kumar, Radhika Dhingra, Ajit Singh, Satnam Kaur and Arun Prabha Khurana. Among them, only Anju Katyal is the sitting councillor, while the remaining eight are new faces and some are family members of sitting councillors.

For the remaining 26 wards, the party is preparing to release two separate lists in the coming days. The selection of candidates has been made keeping in mind ward-level surveys, winnability and loyalty to the party.

Chandigarh unit in-charge Jarnail Singh congratulated the candidates and said that people want change and the party will win at least 30 seats to run the civic administration. Along with this, Chandigarh AAP president Vijay Pal Singh said that the party will contest the elections with complete unity so that city residents can get transparent administration and good civic amenities.

In the December 2021 elections, AAP became the largest party by winning 14 seats. However, later eight councillors defected to other parties and one Shiromani Akali Dal councillor joined AAP. Currently, the party has seven councillors in the corporation. The party had once secured the mayor's post in 2024 with Congress support.

Key developments

• AAP releases first list for Chandigarh Municipal Corporation elections
• Names of 9 candidates announced out of total 35 wards
• List includes only one sitting councillor, remaining eight are new faces
• Two lists for remaining 26 wards likely to be released soon