As over one- fourth of total electorate in Punjab are less than 30 years of age, 14 candidates out of 253 in fray for lok Sabha polls in the State are under 30 years.
Youngest of 14 candidates are Mandeep Singh Bittu and Ashish who are 25 years of age each and are contesting as Independent from Anandpur Sahib and Bathinda parliamentary constituencies respectively, as per Election Commission information. Besides, Aam Aadmi Party nominee is 27-year-old Jyoti Mann who will take on Pawan Kumar Tinu (SAD) and Santokh Singh Choudhary (Congress) from Jalandhar (Reserve) lok Sabha seat. Among prominent political parties, SAD has fielded its youngest candidate Manpreet Singh Ayali (39) while Congress party's youngest candidate is Ravneet Singh Bittu (38) — both pitted against each other from ludhiana.
Out of total voters’ strength of 1.95 crore in Punjab, as many as 5.76 lakh and 48.02 lakh voters fall in age-wise category of 18-19 and 20-29 respectively. Notably, Khadoor Sahib Parliamentary constituency has maximum number of voters with less than 30 years of age in Punjab at 4.59 lakh voters.