As the office of Punjab’s Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) on Wednesday issued notification for the State Vidhan Sabha elections, scheduled for February 4, only five nominations were filed on the first day.
The nomination process started in the morning, stated the spokesperson of Punjab CEO office, adding that three nominations had been filed in Faridkot district while in Bathinda and Fazilka, one nomination each had been filed.
SAD’s candidate from Kotkapura assembly segment Mantar Brar filed his nominations, while a BSP candidate and an independent candidate file their nomination papers on Faridkot seat.
Meanwhile, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and his deputy son Sukhbir Badal are scheduled to file their nomination papers from lambi and Jalalabad assembly segments on Thursday.
It has been learnt that Chief Minister Badal would file his nomination at Malaut at 11 am, while Sukhbir would file his papers thereafter at Jalalabad, but the timing has not been finalised as yet.