The Congress has introduced Karamjit Kaur Chaudhary, spouse of former MP Santokh Singh Chaudhary, as a celebration candidate for Jalandhar through-ballot elections. The election fee is but to trouble notification associated with the agenda for the elections.
Karamjit`s candidature became authorized through All India Congress Committee president Mallikarjun Kharge. Karamjit served as a professor in better schooling branch for greater than 3 a long time and retired as Director of Public Instructions (Colleges).
The constituency fell vacant after Congress MP Santokh Singh Chaudhary (76) died of a coronary heart assault whilst taking component withinside the Bharat Jodo Yatra on January 14. Karamjit Chaudhary stated she became grateful to the Congress management for status steadfastly together along with her own circle of relatives throughout the hard time.
“I might paintings tough to recognize the desires and aspirations of her past due husband and propagate the ideology of the Congress party,” she stated. Meanwhile, Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring tweeted “Best needs to Smt. Kamaljit Kaur Chaudhary ji w/o past due MP Santokh Chaudhary ji on her declaration as @incindia candidate for the approaching Jalandhar MP By-election.”
We at @INCPunjab are equipped for an competitive campaign & a precise victory!” Even earlier than declaration of her candidature, Karamjit Chaudhary together with her son and Congress MLA Vikramjit Singh Chaudhary kicked-off campaigning for the elections weeks ago. Both mother-son duo will be witnessed putting empathy chords throughout conferences at exclusive villages.
In 2019, Chaudhary became polled 3,85,712 votes, whilst SAD candidate Charanjit Singh Atwal 3,66,221 votes. The AAP candidate Justice Zora Singh (retd) became polled mere 25,467 votes, whilst BSP candidate Balwinder Singh were given 2,04,783 votes.