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The Election Commission is yet to declare the polling date.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing a gathering in Tarn Taran, Mann said Sandhu would contest the bypoll on behalf of AAP. The chief minister was in the district to inaugurate a project for the construction of rural link roads.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CHANDIGARH: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday announced former MLA Harmeet Singh Sandhu as the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate for the upcoming by-election to the Tarn Taran assembly seat. The seat fell vacant following the death of AAP MLA Kashmir Singh Sohal in June. 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