Congress releases first list of candidates for Delhi Assembly elections
Sandeep Dikshit, son of three-time Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, has been fielded from New Delhi.
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The Congress on Thursday released its first list of 21 candidates for the Delhi Assembly elections likely to be held early next year.
The party’s Delhi chief, Devender Yadav, has been named the candidate from Badli, while the former president of the unit, Anil Kumar, will contest from Patparganj.
Sandeep Dikshit, son of three-time Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, has been fielded from New Delhi. Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal currently represents the constituency.
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आगामी दिल्ली विधानसभा चुनाव के लिए पार्टी द्वारा जारी की गई पहली सूची में शामिल सभी प्रत्याशियों को हार्दिक शुभकामनाएं।#दिल्ली_में_हाथ_बदलेगा_हालात pic.twitter.com/9gmUk19vFG— Delhi Congress (@INCDelhi) December 12, 2024
The Assembly elections in Delhi are expected to take place in or before February. The Election Commission has not announced the schedule yet.
The Congress has fielded former minister Haroon Yusuf from Ballimaran. Other names include party leaders Aruna Kumari from Narela, Abhishek Dutt from Kasturba Nagar and Ragini Nayak from Wazirpur.
Former Lok Sabha MP Jai Prakash Agarwal’s son Mudit Agarwal has been given a ticket from Chandni Chowk.
The Aam Aadmi Party and Congress, despite being part of the Opposition INDIA bloc at the national level, have repeatedly said that they would contest the Assembly elections in Delhi alone.
The Aam Aadmi Party has already released two lists of candidates for the election,...
