New Delhi: The Congress party unveiled its initial list of 39 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections on Friday. Among the notable names, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, is set to contest from Wayanad in Kerala, emphasizing the party’s strategic outreach in the southern state.
Former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, will vie for the Rajnandgaon constituency, while Tamradhwaj Sahu is slated to contest from Mahasamund, both representing the party’s stronghold in Chhattisgarh.
Additionally, Shashi Tharoor, the seasoned parliamentarian, will seek re-election from Thiruvanathapuram in Kerala, while Hibi Eden and DK Suresh will contest from Ernakulam (Kerala) and Bangalore Rural (Karnataka) respectively. Kerala Congress President K Sudhakaran to contest from Kannur.
Of the total 39 candidates announced, 16 are from Kerala, seven from Karnataka and six from Chhattisgarh, four from Telangana. Two from Meghalaya and one each from Nagaland, Tripura, Sikkim and Lakshwadeep.
Addressing the press conference, KC Venugopal said,” Out of these 39 candidates, 15 are from General category and 24 are from SC, ST, OBC, and minorities.”
Congress party’s second Election Committee meeting will be held on March 11 in Delhi to discuss the candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.
Kerala: KASARAGOD- Rajmohan Unnithan, KANNUR- K. Sudhakaran, VADAKARA- Shafi Parambil, WAYANAD- Rahul Gandhi, KOZHIKODE- M.K. Raghavan, PALAKKAD- V.K. Sreekandan, ALATHUR (SC)-Ms. Remya Haridas, THRISSUR- K. Muraleedharan, CHALAKUDY- Benny Bahannan, ERNAKULAM- Hibi Eden, DUKKI- Dean Kuriakose, MAVELIKKARA (SC)- Kodikunnil Suresh, PATHANAMTHITTA- Anto Antony, ATTINGAL- Adoor Prakash, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM- Dr. Shashi Tharoor
Telangana: Zahirabad- Suresh Kumar Shetkar, Chevella- Sunitha Mahendar, Nalgonda- Raghuveer Kunduru, Mahabubabad (ST)- Balram Naik Porika
Karnataka: BIJAPUR (SC)- H.R. Algur (Raju), SHIMOGA- Smt. Geetha Shivarajkumar, HASSAN- M. Shreyas Patel, TUMKUR- S.P. Muddahanumegowda, MANDYA- Venkataramegowda (Star Chandru), BANGALORE RURAL- D K Suresh
Chhattisgarh: JANGIR – CHAMPA (SC)- Dr. Shivkumar Dahariya, KORBA- Ms. Jyotsana Mahant, RAJNANDGAON- Bhupesh Baghel, DURG- Rajendra Sahu, RAIPUR- Vikas Upadhayay, MAHASAMUND- Tardhwaj Sahu
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