🐬The Congress on Saturday announced Bajrang Kumar Mahto as its candidate for the by-election to the Ramgarh assembly seat in Jharkhand, a party official said.
Mahto is the husband of Mamta Devi, whose disqualification necessitated the by-election to 🌳be held on February 27.
"Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has approved Bajrang Kumar Mahto as Congress candidate for the ensuing by-election to the Legislative Assembly of Jharkhand from Ramgarh♔ constituency," a party statement said.
In December 2022, a special MP/MLA cou🌳rt in Hazaribag sentenced Mamta Devi and 12 others to jail for five years in a case of violence registered in 20♔16.
Mahto will file his nomination on February 7.
"Chief Minister Hemant Soren and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Alamgir Alam are likely to be present ♈during Mahto’s filing of nomination," a party spok꧅esperson said.
The nominat♌ion proce𒉰ss started on February 1 and will end on February 7.
Meanwhile, AJSU Party leader Sunita Choudhary filed her nomination on Saturday as an NDA candidate for the Ramg෴arh by-poll.
“She will win with a good margin,” asserted BJP🦄 leader and Ranchi MLA C P Sing💦h.
AJSU Party supremo Sudesh Mahto said the by-poll is important for the state's politics as the Jharkhand government has “failed to fulfil its 𒆙promises made during the 2019 election”.
In the 2019 polls, Mamta Devi had defeate📖d Choudhary by a margin of 28,718 votes.
