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Pawan Kumar Tinu, 57, Jalandhar (reserved)

A prominent Dalit leader of Doaba region, he is a former chief parliamentary secretary and a 2-time MLA. Tinu started his political career with the BSP before switching to SAD and then got elected to the state assembly from Adampur in 2012 and 2017. He also unsuccessfully contested the 2014 LS polls from Jalandhar on the SAD ticket.

Ashok Parashar Pappi, 59, Ludhiana

The Ludhiana Central MLA is the lone Hindu face fielded by the party. A former Congressman, he has been in and out of AAP. Pappi, who unsuccessfully contested from Ludhiana South in 2012 on Congress ticket, joined the AAP in 2016 but returned to Congress a few months later. He joined the AAP in Oct 2021 and won his seat. He is a class 7 dropout.

Amansher Singh Sherry Kalsi, 36, Gurdaspur

A first-time MLA from Batala, Sherry Kalsi is also the state vice president of the AAP. The young lawmaker has been quite active in his assembly constituency but faces an uphill task in Gurdaspur. Of the nine assembly segments of this Lok Sabha seat, the AAP was able to win only two, including Batala, in the 2022 state polls despite its historic triumph in the state.

Jagdeep Singh Kaka Brar, 57, Ferozepur

An under-matric, he is a first-time MLA from Muktsar and became the state vice president of AAP in June 2023. Brar was inspired by his elder sister Gurpreet Kaur, who was part of the anti-corruption movement launched by Anna Hazare, to join the AAP. He unsuccessfully contested the state polls from Muktsar in 2017 on AAP ticket but won in 2022.