Summary:
Chandigarh, Jan 28 (PTI) Several candidates, including Punjab Deputy Chief Minister O P Soni and Akali leader Bikram Singh Majithia, filed their nomination papers on Friday for the state assembly polls.
Punjab"s Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) S Karuna Raju said 176 nominations were filed in the state on Friday.
With this, the total number of nominations filed so far reached 302.
The nomination process, which started on January 25, will continue till February 1.
The scrutiny of nominations will be done on February 2 and the last date of withdrawal of candidature is February 4.
Congress candidate and Deputy Chief Minister Soni filed his nomination from Amritsar Central constituency.