Canada constituency fields all Indian-origin candidates

Toronto, Oct 19: At least one parliamentary constituency in Canada is fielding all Indian-Canadian candidates as the country goes to vote in the general elections on Monday. According to Election Canada website, in the Surrey-Newton constituency, all the four candidates are of Indian origin. Some 40 Indian-origin candidates are in the fray in the elections to Canada's 338-member parliament being held on Monday. In many other constituencies too, such as Brampton, Calgary and Edmonton, which have huge Indo-Canadian populations, Indian-origin candidates are contesting. According to the Elections Canada website, in Surrey-Newton constituency heavyweights like New Democratic Party's Jinny Sims and Liberal Party of Canada candidate Sukh Dhaliwal will square off against Green Party of Canada candidate Pamela Sangha and Harpreet Singh from the Conservative Party of Canada.