Actor-turned-BJP candidate Sunny Deol filed his nomination papers from Punjab's Gurdaspur parliamentary constituency today.

Earlier in the day, Sunny Deol, 62, offered prayers at the Golden Temple in Amritsar before leaving for Gurdaspur, 75 km away.

Punjab BJP chief and Rajya Sabha MP Shwait Mailk, Haryana finance minister and party''s election incharge of Punjab Capt Abhimanyu and Akali leader Gurbachan Singh Babehali also accompanied Deol.

In tweet, veteran actor Dharmendra sought support of the people for the victory of his son Sunny Deol from Gurdaspur seat.

"We seek your support…Support us…it will be your victory. It (victory) will be of brothers of sisters of my Punjab. It (victory) will of India''s beautiful part of Gurdaspur," Mr Dharmendra tweeted.