Punjab MP Amritpal Singh casts vote for V-P election from Assam jail

Amritpal Singh, the MP from Punjab’s Khadoor Sahib constituency, cast his vote to elect the Vice-President from eastern Assam’s Dibrugarh Central Jail on Tuesday (September 9, 2025).

Via postal ballot

The MP, also the chief of Waris Punjab De, exercised the right via postal ballot. This followed a directive from the Election Commission (EC) to the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Assam Chief Secretary.

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The jail authorities said the parliamentarian was provided ballot paper and related materials inside the prison. He sealed the envelope after marking his choice and submitted it to the jail officials.

According to the poll panel’s instructions, the marked ballot must reach the returning officer before the counting of votes from 6 p.m. on Tuesday.

The 2025 Vice-Presidential contest is between the NDA nominee C.P. Radhakrishnan and the Opposition candidate, retired Supreme Court judge Justice Sudershan Reddy.

Mr. Singh and nine of his associates were detained under the National Security Act (NSA) and lodged in Dibrugarh Central Jail more than two years ago. Seven of them were transferred to Punjab in two batches in March.

The other two in the eastern Assam jail with the MP are Varinder Singh Johal and Papalpreet Singh.