High-Stakes Punjab Bypolls: A Closer Look at Key Candidates

In Punjab, 45 candidates, including three women, vie for four assembly segments' bypolls after candidacy withdrawals conclude. Prominent figures in the fray include Manpreet Singh Badal and Amrita Warring. Bypolls are scheduled for November 13, with vote counting on November 23, following MLAs' election to the Lok Sabha.

As the dust settles on candidate withdrawals, 45 hopefuls remain in the race for the upcoming Punjab bypolls, set to decide four assembly segments' representatives.

High-stakes contenders include BJP's Manpreet Singh Badal and Congress' Amrita Warring, among others, with voting scheduled for November 13 and results announced on November 23.

The bypolls, necessitated by previous MLAs' election to the Lok Sabha, have drawn attention to family ties, with several candidates related to prominent MPs.

(With inputs from agencies.)