AAP Punjab Candidate List 2027 : Second List of 31 Candidates Released | Full Constituency-Wise Names, Minister Gurmeet Singh Khudian Dropped, Two Sitting MPs Fielded and What It Means for Punjab Election 2027

The Aam Aadmi Party has moved early in the race for the Punjab Assembly election 2027. On Thursday, 12 November 2026, AAP released its second list of 31 candidates, taking the number of declared candidates to 71 of Punjab’s 117 seats. The first list had named 40 candidates.

The list made headlines for two reasons. AAP dropped Agriculture Minister Gurmeet Singh Khudian from Lambi, the seat where he famously defeated Parkash Singh Badal in 2022, along with former minister Anmol Gagan Maan from Kharar. And it fielded two sitting Lok Sabha MPs, Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer and Dr Raj Kumar Chabbewal, for Assembly seats. In this Election Guru report we bring you the full constituency-wise list, the key changes, the reasons behind them and what they mean for AAP, Congress, SAD and BJP.

AAP Second List Punjab 2027 at a Glance

Detail	Information
Party	Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)
Announced on	Thursday, 12 November 2026
Candidates in second list	31
Candidates in first list	40
Total declared so far	71 of 117
Sitting MPs fielded	Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer (Barnala), Dr Raj Kumar Chabbewal (Phagwara)
Big names dropped	Minister Gurmeet Singh Khudian (Lambi), ex-minister Anmol Gagan Maan (Kharar)
Women candidates	Four, as per reports
Sitting MLAs replaced	About eight, as per reports

Full List: AAP Second List of 31 Candidates

No.	Constituency	Candidate
1	Sujanpur	Swaran S Salaria
2	Pathankot	Rohit Syal
3	Gurdaspur	Raman Bahl
4	Dina Nagar	Shamsher Singh
5	Qadian	Guriqbal Singh Mahal
6	Fatehgarh Churian	Harjobanjit Singh Randhawa (Joban Randhawa)
7	Raja Sansi	Sonia Mann
8	Majitha	Talbir Singh Gill
9	Amritsar North	Karamjit Singh Rintu
10	Patti	Jaskanwar Singh Gill (Jassa Patti)
11	Bholath	Harsimran Singh
12	Kapurthala	Davinder Pal Singh Ranga
13	Phagwara	Dr Raj Kumar Chabbewal
14	Phillaur	Harjot Kaur Lohtia
15	Shahkot	Balvir Singh Pala Jalalpur
16	Jalandhar Central	Nitin Kohli
17	Jalandhar North	Vaneet Dhir
18	Jalandhar Cantt	Deepak Bali
19	Adampur	Pawan Kumar Tinu
20	Mukerian	Sarabjot Singh Saabi
21	Nawan Shahr	Robby Kang
22	Chamkaur Sahib	Jasvir Singh Garhi
23	Kharar	Parminder Singh Goldy
24	Dakha	Dr KNS Kang
25	Jagraon	Saravjit Kaur Manuke
26	Abohar	Dr Suhani Doda
27	Balluana	Amandeep Singh ‘Goldy’ Musafir
28	Lambi	Randhir Singh Dhira Khuddian
29	Bathinda Rural	Gopal Singh
30	Barnala	Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer
31	Shutrana	Vaninder Kaur Loomba

Why Minister Gurmeet Singh Khudian Was Dropped

The biggest surprise was Lambi. In 2022, AAP’s Gurmeet Singh Khudian defeated five-time Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal there, one of the most symbolic results of AAP’s sweep. Khudian later became Agriculture Minister. In the second list, AAP replaced him with his relative Randhir Singh Dhira Khuddian. The party has not publicly explained the change, but keeping the seat within the family suggests a generational shift rather than a political break.

In Kharar, former minister and singer Anmol Gagan Maan lost her ticket to Parminder Singh Goldy. In Chamkaur Sahib, Dr Charanjit Singh, who defeated then Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi in 2022, was replaced by Jasvir Singh Garhi, who joined AAP after leaving the BSP.

Two Sitting MPs in the Assembly Race

MP	Lok Sabha Seat	Assembly Seat Now	Background
Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer	Sangrur	Barnala	Former Barnala MLA (2017, 2022) and ex-minister
Dr Raj Kumar Chabbewal	Hoshiarpur	Phagwara	Former Congress MLA from Chabbewal, joined AAP in 2024

Fielding sitting MPs shows AAP wants its strongest faces on the ground in Doaba and Malwa. If they win, both will have to resign one seat, which could trigger Lok Sabha by-elections.

Turncoats and New Faces

Candidate	Seat	Note
Talbir Singh Gill	Majitha	Contested on another party’s ticket in 2022
Pawan Kumar Tinu	Adampur	Contested on another party’s ticket in 2022
Jasvir Singh Garhi	Chamkaur Sahib	Former BSP leader
Sonia Mann	Raja Sansi	Punjabi actress
Dr Suhani Doda	Abohar	New face

What Bhagwant Mann Said

Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said the early announcement means candidates “will now get more time to reach out to people” and take the government’s work to voters. He said recommendations and requests did not decide tickets and that the party chose volunteers who had worked hard. The list was finalised at a meeting of AAP’s Political Affairs Committee (PAC).

Punjab Election 2022 Result: The Baseline

Party	Seats (of 117)	Vote Share
AAP	92	42.01%
Congress	18	~23%
Shiromani Akali Dal	3	~18%
BJP	2	~6.6%
BSP	1	~1.8%
Independent	1	–

AAP’s 92 seats in 2022 was the biggest mandate in Punjab in decades. Bhagwant Mann became Chief Minister on 16 March 2022. The current Assembly’s term ends in March 2027, so polls are expected in early 2027.

Also Read: Punjab Election 2027: BJP-Akali Dal Alliance, AAP and Congress

Region-Wise Spread of the Second List

Region	Seats in Second List
Majha (Pathankot, Gurdaspur, Amritsar, Tarn Taran)	Sujanpur, Pathankot, Gurdaspur, Dina Nagar, Qadian, Fatehgarh Churian, Raja Sansi, Majitha, Amritsar North, Patti
Doaba (Jalandhar, Kapurthala, Hoshiarpur, Nawanshahr)	Bholath, Kapurthala, Phagwara, Phillaur, Shahkot, Jalandhar Central, North, Cantt, Adampur, Mukerian, Nawan Shahr
Malwa	Chamkaur Sahib, Kharar, Dakha, Jagraon, Abohar, Balluana, Lambi, Bathinda Rural, Barnala, Shutrana

Where Other Parties Stand

Party	Status (Nov 2026)
AAP	71 candidates declared
Congress	Main opposition; no list yet
Shiromani Akali Dal	Talks of a return to NDA with BJP
BJP	Amit Shah called for an NDA government; party says it will contest all 117 seats

An early list gives AAP a head start in campaigning, but it also carries the risk of rebellion from leaders who were denied tickets. How the dropped MLAs and ministers respond, and whether any of them switch parties, will be closely watched.

Why AAP Is Announcing Candidates So Early

Announcing candidates months before the Election Commission declares the schedule is an AAP trademark. The party did the same in Punjab before 2022 and in Delhi before 2020 and 2025. The logic is simple: early candidates get more time to build a personal connection with voters, hold door-to-door campaigns and settle local disputes. It also puts pressure on rivals who are still negotiating alliances. The risk is that leaders denied tickets have more time to rebel or switch parties, and the party has to manage dissent for a longer period.

Advantage of Early List	Risk of Early List
More time for door-to-door campaign	Rebellion by denied ticket-seekers
Pressure on rival parties	Rivals can field targeted candidates against known names
Signals confidence to workers	Anti-incumbency against sitting MLAs is exposed early
Time to resolve local disputes	Longer period of scrutiny for each candidate

Bhagwant Mann Government: Key Schemes AAP Will Campaign On

Scheme / Policy	What It Offers
Free electricity	300 units of free power per month for households
Aam Aadmi Clinics	Free primary healthcare clinics across Punjab
Government jobs	Recruitment drives the party highlights as merit-based
Schools of Eminence	Upgraded government schools
Anti-drug campaign	Crackdown on drug trade, a major issue in Punjab

The opposition, on the other hand, is expected to campaign on law and order, the state’s debt, drugs and promises they say are unfulfilled.

Punjab’s Political History: No Party Wins Forever

Year	Winner	Chief Minister
2002	Congress	Amarinder Singh
2007	SAD-BJP	Parkash Singh Badal
2012	SAD-BJP (re-elected)	Parkash Singh Badal
2017	Congress	Amarinder Singh
2022	AAP	Bhagwant Mann
2027	Due	–

The SAD-BJP alliance is the only one to win back-to-back terms in recent decades (2007 and 2012). AAP is now trying to become the second, while the Congress and a possible SAD-BJP reunion hope to end its run.

Key Seats to Watch from the Second List

Seat	Why It Matters
Lambi	Badal family’s traditional seat; AAP changes candidate
Majitha	Majithia family stronghold; AAP fields Talbir Singh Gill
Chamkaur Sahib	Former CM Channi’s seat in 2017; AAP fields ex-BSP leader
Barnala	Sitting MP Meet Hayer returns to his old seat
Phagwara	Sitting MP Raj Kumar Chabbewal in the fray
Jalandhar seats	Three Jalandhar city seats in one list; urban test for AAP

How AAP Selects Candidates

AAP says its tickets are decided by its Political Affairs Committee (PAC), the party’s top decision-making body, after inputs from district units, surveys and the performance of sitting MLAs. Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has said that volunteers who worked hard for the party were preferred and that recommendations did not influence the choices. Dropping a sitting minister like Gurmeet Singh Khudian and a former minister like Anmol Gagan Maan suggests that the party is willing to act on internal feedback and surveys, even against prominent faces. At the same time, giving tickets to leaders who joined from other parties, such as Jasvir Singh Garhi, Talbir Singh Gill and Pawan Kumar Tinu, shows AAP is also focusing on winnability.

Factor	How It Shows in the Second List
Performance of sitting MLAs	About eight sitting MLAs reportedly replaced
Winnability	Leaders from other parties given tickets
Star power	Two sitting MPs and an actress fielded
Family continuity	Khudian’s relative gets Lambi
Women representation	Four women candidates, as per reports

The remaining 46 seats are likely to include some of the most competitive and sensitive constituencies, and the third list will be watched closely for more changes among sitting MLAs.

Election Guru Analysis

AAP’s second list blends continuity with change. Fielding two MPs and dropping a sitting minister signals that the party is ready to take tough calls to fight anti-incumbency after five years in power. With 46 seats still to be declared and the opposition yet to finalise its alliances, the Punjab election 2027 contest is only beginning. Election Guru will track every list as it comes out.

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