Punjab polls 2022: At 94, Parkash Singh Badal oldest candidate to contest elections
New Delhi, January 31: Five-time former Punjab Chief Minister and senior Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Parkash Singh Badal will become the oldest candidate to contest any type of election in the country as he filed his nomination papers for the Assembly elections 2022 in the state on Monday.
Parkash Singh Badal has held the Chief Ministerial position in Punjab five times from 1970-71, 1977-80, 1997-2002, 2007-12 and 2012-17.[/caption]
Parkash Singh Badal, who still makes political appearances, was the youngest sarpanch when he got elected from Badal village of Punjab in 1947. He also became the youngest Chief Minister in 1970 at the age of 43 years. Later, he became the oldest Chief Minister in 2012.
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Parkash Singh Badal has held the Chief Ministerial position in Punjab five times from 1970-71, 1977-80, 1997-2002, 2007-12 and 2012-17. He was the president of the SAD from 1995 to 2008 and has also been a member of the Lok Sabha once.
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Parkash Singh Badal, who still makes political appearances, was the youngest sarpanch when he got elected from Badal village of Punjab in 1947.[/caption]
Meanwhile, the Punjab Assembly elections are scheduled for February 20 and the counting of votes will take place on March 10. In the 2017 Punjab Assembly polls, the Congress won an absolute majority in the state by winning 77 seats.
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The Punjab Assembly elections are scheduled for February 20 and the counting of votes will take place on March 10.[/caption]
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