Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann is on the list and will contest from the Dhuri seat again.

Punjab's ruling [Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has named the first 40 candidates](https://www.Daily News 365/india-news/aap-releases-first-list-for-2027-punjab-assembly-polls-bhagwant-mann-to-fight-from-dhuri-12262498?pfrom=home-ndtv_topscroll) it will field in the state Assembly elections, due early next year. Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann is on the list and will contest from the Dhuri seat again.

Before the announcement, the party held a high-level meeting on candidate selection at the Delhi residence of AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal on Friday. Mann, state in-charge Manish Sisodia and other senior leaders attended alongside Kejriwal.

1. Batala - Amansher Singh (Shery Kalsi) 2. Ajnala - Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal 3. Amritsar South - Dr. Inderbir Singh Nijjar 4. Tarn Taran - Harmeet Singh Sandhu 5. Khem Karan - Sarvan Singh Dhun 6. Nakodar - Ms. Inderjit Kaur Mann 7. Kartarpur - Balkar Singh 8. Dasuya - Karambir Singh Ghuman 9. Urmar - Jasvir Singh Raja Gill 10. Hoshiarpur - Bram Shanker Sharma Jimpa 11. Chabbewal - Ishank Kumar Chabbewal 12. Garhshankar - Jai Krishan Singh Rouri 13. Balachaur - Ms. Santosh Kataria 14. Rupnagar - Dinesh Chadha 15. S.A.S. Nagar - Kulwant Singh 16. Fatehgarh Sahib - Lakhbir Singh Rai 17. Amloh - Gurinder Singh Garry Waring 18. Samrala - Jagtar Singh Diyalpura 19. Ludhiana East - Daljit Singh Grewal Bhola 20. Atam Nagar - Kulwant Singh Sidhu 21. Ludhiana Central - Ashok Prashar Pappi 22. Ludhiana West - Sanjeev Arora 23. Ludhiana North - Chaudhary Madan Lal Bagga 24. Payal - Manwinder Singh Giaspura 25. Nihal Singh Wala - Manjit Singh Bilaspur 26. Bhagha Purana - Amritpal Singh Sukhanand 27. Moga - Dr Amandeep Kaur Arora 28. Dharamkot - Devinder Jeet Singh Laddi Dhos 29. Jalalabad - Jagdeep Kamboj Goldy 30. Fazilka - Narinderpal Singh Sawna 31. Muktsar - Jagdeep Singh Kaka Brar 32. Kotkapura - Kultar Singh Sandhwan 33. Jaitu - Amolak Singh 34. Talwandi Sabo - Ms. Baljinder Kaur 35. Sardulgarh - Gurpreet Singh Banawali 36. Bhadaur - Labh Singh Ugoke 37. Mehal Kalan - Kulwant Singh Pandori 38. Amargarh - Jaswant Singh Gajjan Majra 39. Dhuri - Bhagwant Mann 40. Patiala - Ajitpal Singh Kohli

The Aam Aadmi Party hereby announces the following candidates for the Punjab Legislative Assembly Elections, 2027. https://t.co/dsbqLTNwLa

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— AAP (@AamAadmiParty) October 31, 2026

After the list came out, the BJP questioned why Punjab Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains was not on it. The question follows months of pressure on Bains from the party. In July, the BJP stepped up its demand for his resignation over alleged irregularities in recruitment exams in the state.