ANANDPUR SAHIB (March 20, 2014)—The Aam Aadmi Party on Tuesday, March 18, 2014 named Himmat Singh Shergill as its candidate from Anandpur Sahib.
A lawyer by profession, Himmat Singh Shergill, has been fighting the case of Gujarat Sikh farmers in the Supreme Court. He and singer-actor Jassi Jasraj have emerged as the two main contenders for the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) ticket for the Anandpur Sahib constituency.
Shergill, who is from Chandigarh, previously said that he is the legal adviser for the party whose ideology motivated him to join it.
Prof Nanak Singh, Dr Sohan Singh, and Bhag Singh of Rupnagar, and others have also applied for the ticket from this seat.
In Punjab, AAP has chosen renowned personalities like HS Phoolka from Ludhiana, Bhagwant Maan from Sangrur, Gul Panag from Chandigarh, and Dharamvira Gandhi from Patiala.