Congress on Friday released the first list of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The names included Rahul Gandhi who will be contesting from Kerela's Wayanad, Bhupesh Baghel from Chhattisgarh's Rajnandgaon, Shashi Tharoor from Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram among others. The list includes 39 candidates who have been named from across several states.
Here is a state-wise list of candidates contesting for the Lok Sabha polls.
Kerala
- Rahul Gandhi - Wayanad
- Shashi Tharoor - Thiruvananthapuram
- KC Venugopal - Alappuzha
- Rajmohan Unnithan - Kasaragod
- K Sudhakaran - Kannur
- Shafi Parambil - Vadakara
- MK Raghavan - Kozhikode
- VK Sreekandan - Palakkad
- Remya Haridas - Alathur
- K Muraleedharan - Thrissur
- Benny Bahannan Chalakudy
- Hibi Eden - Ernakulam
- Dean Kuriakose - Idukki
- Kodikunnil Suresh - Mavelikkara
- Anto Antony - Pathanamthitta
- Adoor Prakash - Attingal
Chhatisgarh
- Bhupesh Baghel - Rajnandgaon
- Shivkumar Dahariya - Jangir Champa
- Jyotsana Mahant - Korba
- Rajendra Sahu - Durg
- Vikas Upadhayay - Raipur
- Tamrdhwaj Sahu - Mahasamud
Karnataka
- HR Algur (Raju) - Bijapur
- Geetha Shivarajkumar - Shimoga
- Shreyas Patel - Hassan
- SP Muddahanumegowda - Tumkur
- Venkataramegowda (Star Chandru) - Mandya
- DK Suresh - Bangalore Rural
- Anandaswamy Gaddadevara Math - Haveri
Telangana
- Suresh Kumar Shetkar - Zahirabad
- Sunita Mahender Reddy - Chevella
- Raghuveer Kunduru - Nalgonda
- Bal ram Naik Porika - Mahabubabad
Meghalaya
- Vincent H Pala - Shillong
- Saleng A. Sangma - Tura
Nagaland
- S. Supongmeren Jamir - Nagaland
Sikkim
- Gopal Chettri - Sikkim
Lakshwadeep
- Mohd. Hamdullaha Sayeed - Lakshadweep'
Tripura
- Ashish Kumar Saha - Tripura West
The announcement came a day after the Congress' Central Election Committee (CEC) finalised the names for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections after having a discussion on over 60 Lok Sabha seats from 11 states and union territories. The CEC meeting which was chaired by party president Mallikarjun Kharge.
Meanwhile, Lok Sabha elections are due to be held in few weeks, however, the polling schedule is yet to be announced by the Election Commission of India (ECI).
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