Eight file nomination on last day for Khadoor Sahib bypoll

Eight candidates, mostly Independents, filed their nomination papers on the last day of filing of papers for the February 13 bypoll for the Khadoor Sahib Assembly seat in Punjab.
Ruling Shiromani Akali Dal candidate Ravinder Singh Brahmpura had filed his nomination papers for the seat two days back.
Punjab's Chief Electoral Officer V K Singh said the total number of candidates who have filed their papers for the bypolls is ten including the eight who filed nominations today.
Besides the Independent candidates, Puran Singh representing Bahujan Samaj Party (Ambedkar) also filed the nomination papers today, Singh said.
The last date for filing of nominations ended today and after scrutiny on January 28, the last date for withdrawal of nominations is January 30. Counting for the February 13 election will be held on February 16.

The seat had fallen vacant after Congress' Ramanjit Singh Sikki resigned over incidents of sacrilege in his constituency last year.
Notably, main opposition Congress today decided to boycott the bypoll, with party's Punjab unit chief Amarinder Singh maintaining "since the basic issue of the sacrilege of the holy Guru Granth Sahib, for which Sikki resigned, still remains unresolved".
AAP has already decided not to field its candidate as it is concentrating on the 2017 Assembly polls in the state.