India, May 31 -- Parties have fielded prominent candidates for Ludhiana West by-election

CHANDIGARH: The Ludhiana West Assembly by-election, scheduled for June 19, 2025, has drawn attention from across Punjab's political spectrum, with major parties fielding highprofile candidates. BJP has finally declared its candidate for the fray and nominated Jiwan Gupta, who is said to be close to the RSS.

The by-election was necessitated following the death of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Gurpreet Gogi (57), who died of a gunshot wound nearly four months ago. The incident occurred while Gogi was having dinner. Upon hearing the gunshot from the room, his wife Sukhchain Kaur and son Vishwas rushed in and found him lying in a pool of blood.

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