{
  "id": 17364118,
  "title": "Punjab Assembly Elections 2027: AAP Announces First List Of 40 Candidates, CM Bhagwant Mann To Seek Re-Election From Dhuri",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/punjab-assembly-elections-2027-aap-announces-first-list-of-40",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-31T07:25:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/punjab-assembly-elections-2027-aap-announces-first-list-of-40-candidates-cm-bhagwant-mann-to-seek-re-election-from-dhuri"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On October 31, 2026, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) revealed the initial slate of 40 candidates for the upcoming Punjab Assembly elections in early 2027. Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, who is currently in office, has chosen to seek re-election from the Dhuri constituency. Other notable candidates include Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan, who will contest from Kotkapura, and Minister Sanjeev Arora, who is up for election from Ludhiana West despite currently being incarcerated. The political affairs committee of AAP finalized the names, with Chief Minister Mann confirming that 40 candidates, including himself, have been announced. The 117-member Punjab Assembly's term is set to conclude on March 16, 2027, leaving the elections to be held between February and March of that year.",
  "summary": "New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party on Saturday announced the list of 40 candidates, with sitting Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann seeking re-election from Dhuri. Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann to contest from Dhuri, Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan to contest from Kotkapura, and Minister Sanjeev Arora from Ludhiana West, who is currently in jail. https://t.co/KRpUZhJqSZ — ANI (@ANI) October 31, 2026…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Bhagwant Mann, 39 others in AAP’s first list of candidates for Punjab election",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/bhagwant-mann-39-others-in-aaps-first-list-of-candidates-for-punjab",
        "published": "2026-10-31T06:47:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "AAP banks on sitting MLAs in first list, names 40 candidates for 2027 Punjab polls; CM Mann to contest from Dhuri",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/aap-banks-on-sitting-mlas-in-first-list-names-40-candidates-for-2027",
        "published": "2026-10-31T06:52:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NDTV - India News",
        "title": "AAP Releases First List For 2027 Punjab Assembly Polls, Bhagwant Mann To Fight From Dhuri",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/aap-releases-first-list-for-2027-punjab-assembly-polls-bhagwant-mann",
        "published": "2026-10-31T06:57:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "AAP announces first list of 40 candidates for 2027 Punjab Assembly elections",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/aap-announces-first-list-of-40-candidates-for-2027-punjab-assembly",
        "published": "2026-10-31T08:25:45.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}