The Congress, which is going solo on the upcoming assembly elections in Delhi, has released its second list of 26 candidates. Several leaders who recently left the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) to join the Congress have found a place in theꦇ list.
The party, with this announcement, has now declared 47 of its 70 candid🍰ates. The grand old party has earlier this month released its first list comprising 21 candidates.
Among the notable names in the second list are former Delhi government minister Asim Ahmed Khan, who is likely to contest from Matia Mahal, and former MLA Devendra Sehrawat, who may run from Bijwasan. Both le🍰aders switched allegiance from the AAP to the Congress in recent weeks.
The Congress party’s first list featured former MP Sandeep Dikshit as a candidate from New Delhi, where he is expected to face off against AAP’s national convener Arvind Kejriwal in a high-stakes contಌest.
Candidates Announced in the Second List:
Rithala - Sushant Mishra
Mangalpuri (SC) - Hanuman Chauhan
Shakar Basti - Satish Luthra
Tri Nagar - Satendra Sharma
Matia Mahal - Asim Ahmed Khan
Moti Nagar - Rajendra Namdhari
Madipur (SC) - J.P. Panwar
Rajouri Garden - Dharampal Chandela
Uttam Nagar - Mukesh Sharma
Matiala - Raghuvinder Shokeen
Bijwasan - Devendra Sehrawat
Delhi Cantt - Pradeep Kumar Upmanyu
Rajendra Nagar - Vineet Yadav
Jangpura - Farhad Suri
Malviya Nagar - Jitendra Kumar Kochar
Mehrauli - Pushpa Singh
Deoli (SC) - Rajesh Chauhan
Sangam Vihar - Harsh Chaudhary
Trilokpuri (SC) - Amardeep
Kondli (SC) - Akshay Kumar
Laxmi Nagar - Sumit Sharma
Krishna Nagar - Gurcharan Singh Raju
Seemapuri (SC) - Rajesh Lilothia
Babarpur - Haji Mohammad Ishraq Khan
Gokalpur (SC) - Pramod Kumar Jayant
Karawal Nagar - Dr. P.K. Mishra
The party’s Central Election Committee (CEC) approved the list during a meeting held on Tuesday. Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and former President Rahul Gandhi participated via video conferencing, whil💧e Delhi in-charge Qazi Mohammad Nizamuddin and Delhi unit chief Devender Yadav were present at the AICC headquarters.
After the meeting, Nizamuddin said that the CEC had discussed seats in detail, clearing many constituencies for candidates, though some seats are still pending final decisions. He emphasized that Congress is focused on contesting strongly in all 70 constitu꧅encies of Delhi.
The Delhi Assembly elections are💃 expected to take place in February 2024.
