The state assembly elections of Punjab will be held on February 04, 2017. The ruling party of Punjab, Shiromani Akali Dal, has decided to continue its alliance with its decade long ally BJP.
The first list of Shiromani Akali Dal’s candidates for the 2017 Punjab Assembly elections had 69 names and included all incumbent cabinet ministers except chief minister Parkash Singh Badal and his deputy Sukhbir Singh Badal. While releasing the list, SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal said that all the sitting cabinet ministers will contest from their respective Assembly seats except for Parminder Singh Dhindsa who will be contesting from Lehragaga seat and not Sunam.
The party has also announced its second list of candidates. The second list has nine names and includes five new faces. The candidates are Darbara Singh Guru (Bassi Pathana), Jagdeep Singh Nakai (Mansa), Gobind Singh Longowal (Sunam), Bibi Mohinder Kaur Josh (Sham Chaurasi). The five new faces are Suba Singh Badal, Teerath Singh Mahla, Mohammad Owais, Gulzar Singh and Nishan Singh who will contest from Jaitu, Bagha Purana, Malerkotla, Dirba and Budhlada constituency respectively.
In the 117-member house, the SAD is fighting on 94 seats while 23 seats have been given to the alliance partner, the BJP. The election results will be announced on March 11, 2017. Here is the complete list of SAD candidates fighting for Punjab assembly elections 2017.
| Constituency | Candidate |
| Gurdaspur | Gurbachan Singh Babbehali |
| Qadian | Sewa Singh Sekhwan |
| Batala | Lakhbir Singh Lodhinangal |
| Sri Hargobindpur | Mr. Manjit Singh |
| Fatehgarh Churian | Nirmal Singh Kahlon |
| Dera Baba Nanak | Sucha Singh Langah |
| Ajnala | Amarpal Singh ‘Bony’ |
| Raja sansi | Veer Singh Lopoke |
| Majitha | Bikram Singh Majithia |
| Jandiala | Dr Dalbir Singh |
| Amritsar South | Gurpartap Singh Tikka |
| Attari | Gulzar Singh Ranike |
| Tarn Taran | Harmeet Singh Sandhu |
| Khem karan | Virsa Singh Valtoha |
| Patti | Adaish Partap Singh Kairon |
| Khadoor Sahib | Ravinder Singh Brahmpura |
| Baba Bakala | Mr. Malkiat Singh |
| Bholath | Yuvraj Bhupinder Singh |
| Kapurthala | Paramjit Singh Pamma |
| Sultanpur Lodhi | Upinderjit Kaur |
| Phillaur | Baldev Singh Khaira |
| Nakodar | Gurpartap Singh Wadala |
| Shahkot | Ajit Singh Kohar |
| Kartarpur | Satpal Mall |
| Jalandhar Cantt | Sarabjit Singh Makkar |
| Adampur | Pawan Kumar Tinu |
| Urmar | Arvinder Singh Rasoolpur |
| Sham Chaurasi | Bibi Mohinder Kaur Josh |
| Chabbewal | Sohan Singh Thandal |
| Garhshankar | Surinder Singh Bhullewal Rathan |
| Banga | Sukhwinder Singh ‘Sukhi’ |
| Nawan shahr | Jarnail Singh Wahid |
| Balachaur | Nand Lal |
| Rupnagar | Daljit Singh Cheema |
| Chamkaur Sahib | Nirmal Singh |
| Kharar | Mr. Ranjit Singh Gill |
| S.A.S. Nagar | Tejinder Pal Singh Sidhu |
| Bassi Pathana | Darbara Singh Guru |
| Fatehgarh Sahib | Didar Singh Bhatti |
| Amloh | Gurpreet Singh ‘Raju’ Khanna |
| Khanna | Ranjit Singh Talwandi |
| Samrala | Santa Singh Umaidpur |
| Sahnewal | Sharanjit Singh Dhillon |
| Ludhiana East | Ranjit Singh Dhillon |
| Ludhiana South | Hira Singh Gabria |
| Atam Nagar | Gurmeet Singh Kular |
| Gill | Darshan Singh Shivalik |
| Payal | Isher Singh Meharban |
| Dakha | Manpreet Singh Ayali |
| Raikot | Inder Iqbal Singh Atwal |
| Jagraon | Amarjit Kaur Sahoke |
| Nihal Singh Wala | SR Kler |
| Bagha Purana | Teerath Singh Mahla |
| Moga | Mr. Barjinder Singh |
| Dharamkot | Tota Singh |
| Zira | Hari Singh Zira |
| Firozpur Rural | Joginder Singh Jindu |
| Guru Har Sahai | Vardev Singh Maan |
| Jalalabad | Sukhbir Singh Badal |
| Balluana | Parkash Singh Bhatti |
| Lambi | Parkash Singh Badal (Punjab CM) |
| Giddarbaha | Hardeep Singh ‘Dimpy’ Dhillon |
| Malout | Mr. Darshan Singh Kotfatta |
| Muktsar | Kanwarjeet Singh ‘Rozy’ Barkandi |
| Faridkot | Parambans Singh ‘Bunty’ Romana |
| Kotkapura | Mantar Singh Brar |
| Jaitu | Suba Singh Badal |
| Rampura Phul | Sikander Singh Maluka |
| Bhucho | Mr. Harpreet Singh |
| Bathinda Urban | Sarup Chand Singla |
| Bathinda Rural | Mr. Amit Ratan |
| Talwandi Sabo | Jeet Mohinder Singh Sidhu |
| Maur | Janmeja Singh Sekhon |
| Mansa | Jagdeep Singh Nakai |
| Sardulgarh | Dilraj Singh Bhunder |
| Budhlada | Nishan Singh |
| Lehra | Parminder Singh Dhindsa |
| Dirba | Gulzar Singh |
| Sunam | Gobind Singh Longowal |
| Bhadaur | Balvir Singh Ghunas |
| Barnala | Surinderpal Singh Sibia |
| Mehal Kalan | Ajeet Singh Shant |
| Malerkotla | Mohammad Owais |
| Amargarh | Iqbal Singh Jhundan |
| Dhuri | Hari Singh (Preet Tractors) |
| Sangrur | Parkash Chand Garg |
| Nabha | Kabir Dass |
| Patiala Rural | Satbir Singh Khatra |
| Dera Bassi | NK Sharma |
| Ghanaur | Harpreet Kaur Mukhmailpur |
| Sanour | Harinder Pal Singh Chandumajra |
| Patiala | Gen JJ Singh |
| Samana | Surjit Singh Rakhra |
| Shutrana | Vaninder Kaur Loomba |
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