The Congress released another list of 16 candidate for the Upcoming Lok Sabha Elections on Saturday. The party fielded Vikramaditya Singh against Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) candidate Kangana Ranaut in Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi.
Vikramaditya Singh is the son of the Congress’ Himachal Pradesh unit chief Pratibha Singh. He recently grabbed headlines after he resigned as the Himachal Pradesh minister late February. His revolt against the Congress leadership led to a crisis for the state government.
The Congress also fielded former Union Minister Information & Broadcasting Manish Tewari from Chandigarh. He is currently an MP from the Anandpur Sahib Lok Sabha constituency in Punjab.
Here’s the latest list of 16 candidates released by the Congress on Saturday:
| Sl. No. | States | Constituency name | |
| 1 | Chandigarh | Chandigarh | Manish Tewari |
| 2 | Gujarat | Mahesana | |
| 3 | Gujarat | Ahmedabad East | |
| 4 | Gujarat | Rajkot | |
| 5 | Gujarat | Navasari | Naishadh Desai |
| 6 | Himachal Pradesh | MANDI | |
| 7 | Himachal Pradesh | SHIMLA – SC | Vinod Sultanpuri |
| 8 | Odisha | KEONJHAR – ST | |
| 9 | Odisha | BALASORE | |
| 10 | Odisha | BHADRAK – SC | |
| 11 | Odisha | JAJPUR – SC | Anchal Das |
| 12 | Odisha | DHENKANAL | |
| 13 | Odisha | KENDRAPARA | |
| 14 | Odisha | JAGATSINGHPUR – SC | |
| 15 | Odisha | PURI | |
| 16 | Odisha | BHUBANESWAR | Yasir Nawaz |
The Congress also released name of candidates for the bye-elections to the Legislative Assembly of Gujarat. These include:
| Seat | Candidate | |
| Vijapur | Dineshbhai Tulsidas Patel | |
| Porbandar | Rajubhai Bhimanbhai Odedra | |
| Manavadar | Haribhai Govindbhai Kansagara | |
| Khambhat | Mahendrasinh Harisinh Parmar |
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Published: 13 Apr 2024, 09:16 PM IST
