Congress on Saturday released another list of 16 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The party has fielded Vikramaditya Singh against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Kangana Ranaut in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh.
Vikramaditya Singh is the son of Congress’s Himachal Pradesh unit chief Pratibha Singh. He recently made headlines after he resigned as Himachal Pradesh minister in late February. His rebellion against the Congress leadership led to a crisis for the state government.
Congress has also fielded former Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tiwari from Chandigarh. He is currently an MP from Anandpur Sahib Lok Sabha constituency of Punjab.
Here is the latest list of 16 candidates released by Congress on Saturday:
| Sl.No. No. | states usa | Constituency name | |
| 1 | Chandigarh | Chandigarh | Manish Tiwari |
| 2 | Gujarat | mahesana | |
| 3 | Gujarat | East Ahmedabad | |
| 4 | Gujarat | Rajkot | |
| 5 | Gujarat | Navasari | Naishadh Desai |
| 6 | Himachal Pradesh | Market | |
| 7 | Himachal Pradesh | Shimla – SC | Vinod Sultanpuri |
| 8 | Odisha | Keonjhar – S.T | |
| 9 | Odisha | Balasore | |
| 10 | Odisha | BHADRAK-SC | |
| 11 | Odisha | Jajpur – S.C | Anchal Das |
| 12 | Odisha | DHENKANAL | |
| 13 | Odisha | KENDRAPARA | |
| 14 | Odisha | Jagatsinghpur – S.C | |
| 15 | Odisha | Puri | |
| 16 | Odisha | Bhubaneswar | Yasir Nawaz |
Congress also released the names of candidates for the Gujarat Assembly by-elections. These include:
| seat | Candidate | |
| Vijapur | Dineshbhai Tulsidas Patel | |
| Porbandar | Rajubhai Bhimanbhai Odedra | |
| Manavadar | Haribhai Govindbhai Kansagra | |
| Khambhat | Mahendrasinh Harisinh Parmar |
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Published: April 13, 2024, 09:16 PM IST
