Chandigarh, May 10, 2018: On the last day of filing of nominations nine more candidates filed their papers for the by-poll of Shahkot assembly segment thereby increasing the total tally candidates in fray to 19.
Divulging the details, a spokesperson of the Chief Electoral Officer Punjab said that Malkit Singh, Balwant Singh, Naib Singh, Kashmir Singh, Sukhdev Singh, Prabhjot Singh and Hardev Singh (all independents) along with Hardev Singh and Manjinder Kaur from Indian National Congress filed their nominations for the by-poll.
The spokesperson further said that the last date of making nominations was May 10 while the date of withdrawal of candidature is May 14. The polling will be held on May 28 and the result declared on May 31.