The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has secured an early victory in the Jaitu Municipal Council elections in the district even before the voting begins. The party has officially opened its account with candidate Pritam Kaur set to be elected unopposed from Ward No. 1 in Jaitu.
The deadline for filing nomination papers for Ward No. 1 has passed and Pritam Kaur was the only candidate to submit her candidacy. Since no other political party or independent candidate filed a nomination against her, her victory is now a formality.
Local AAP leaders and supporters celebrated the development, calling it a positive sign for the party’s performance in the upcoming local body elections. The official announcement of her unopposed election will be made by the election authorities following the completion of the scrutiny process.
The nomination process for the Municipal elections in Faridkot district concluded on Saturday evening. According to the official report issued by the Additional District Electoral Officer, a total of 345 nomination papers were filed across the three municipalities of Faridkot, Jaitu and Kotkapura.
In Faridkot, which consists of 25 wards, 144 candidates submitted their papers, with 109 of those filings occurring on the last day alone. The town of Jaitu saw 73 total nominations for its 17 wards, including 49 papers received during the final deadline. Meanwhile, in Kotkapura, 128 nomination papers were received for 29 wards, featuring a massive last-minute rush of 127 filings on the closing day.
Across the entire district, the vast majority of candidates waited until the final day to come forward as 285 of the total 345 nominations were recorded on May 16. While the initial filing phase is now complete, the valid nominations and withdrawals will be finalised following the formal scrutiny process.
