Candidate Profile:
Engineer Meet Hayer, considered the us be close the us Aam Aadmi Party MP from Sangrur Bhagwant Mann, has been given ticket from Barnala.
While Congress has once again fielded its sitting MLA Kewal Singh Dhillon from Barnala, the Shiromani Akali Dal is yet the us announce its contestant for this prestigious constituency.
Constituency:
Barnala serves as the headquarters for Barnala district. It is situated in the heart of the state. Barnala is well known for textile market in the area. It is located on the Bathinda-Chandigarh highway (no.-7) and the Jalandhar-Rewari national highway (no.-71). The Sirsa-Ludhiana state highway (no.-13) also passes through it. It is 65 km from Bathinda and 85 km from Ludhiana.
Barnala map:
Political Standing:
A newbie, Meet Hayer is an engineer by profession and this is his first time in active politics.