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Punjab Assembly Elections 2022: 559 Nominations filed on Day 5-

Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Punjab Dr S Karuna Raju on Monday disclosed that as per the data available on the encore software only 559 nominations were filed in the State on the fifth day.

With 619 nominations filed on earlier days, now the total number of nominations filed in the state are 1178.Dr Raju informed that February 1, 2022 is the last date to file nomination papers for Punjab Assembly Elections.CEO urged electors to make maximum use of Mobile Application ‘Know Your Candidate’, using which electors can know the particulars and criminal antecedents of any candidate with their photo.

He said that the mobile app has been developed to provide wide publicity and greater awareness regarding criminal antecedents of contesting candidates to ensure transparent elections. This app can be downloaded from Google play store and Apple App store and the link is also available on the Commission’s website, he informed.