The Congress on Monday fielded Kirti Azad and Kalicharan Munda from Dhanbad and Khunti Lok Sabha constituencies in Jharkhand, respectively.
In February this year, Azad had quit the BJP and later joined the Congress. Currently, he is the sitting Member of Parliament from Dharbhanga Lok Sabha seat in Bihar.
Jharkhand: Kirti Azad and Kalicharan Munda to contest for Congress from Dhanbad and Khunti respectively. #LokSabhaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/ejYSApmzeI
— ANI (@ANI) April 8, 2019
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The state has 14 parliamentary constituencies and it will go to poll in four phases on April 29, May 6, 12, 19. The result will be announced on May 23.