Congress released its second list of 43 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections scheduled for April-May on Tuesday evening. The party, steeped in history, declared its contenders for constituencies in Rajasthan, Gujarat, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, and Assam.
The Election Commission of India is expected to announce the election dates either later this week or in the first half of the following week.
Notably, the second list did not include any names from Maharashtra or Goa. Here are some key candidates featured in the second list:
Gaurav Gogoi, the offspring of former Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, will be vying for victory in Jorhat.
Nakul Nath, son of Kamal Nath, is set to contest from Chhindwara in Madhya Pradesh.
Vaibhav Gehlot, the son of former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, has been nominated for the Jalore constituency in Rajasthan.
Sachin Pilot’s name did not make an appearance in the second list, contrary to previous reports.
Rahul Kaswan, who was denied a ticket by the BJP, has been fielded by the Congress from Churu, Rajasthan.
Here is the comprehensive list of Congress candidates:
Assam:
Jorhat: Gaurav Gogoi
Dhubri: Rakibul Hussain
Darang–Udalguri: Madhab Rabanshi
Gauhati: Meera Borthakur Goswami
Nowgong: Pradyut Bordoloi
Kokrajhar: Garjan Mashhay
Barpeta: Deep Bayan
Diphu: Joyram Engleng
Karimganj: Hafiz Rashid Ahmed Choudhury
Silchar: Surjya Kanta Sarkar
Kaziranga: Roselina Tirkey
Sonitpur: Prem Lal Ganju
Gujarat:
Kachchh: Nitishbhai Lalan
Banaskantha: Geniben Thakur
Ahmedabad East: Rohan Gupta
Ahmedabad West: Bharat Makwana
Porbandar: Lalitbhai Vasoya
Bardoli: Siddharth Chaudhary
Valsad: Anantbhai Patel
Madhya Pradesh:
Bhind: Phool Singh Baraiya
Tikamgarh: Pankaj Ahirwar
Santa: Siddharth Kushwaha
Sidhi: Kamleshwar Patel
Mandla: Omkar Singh Markam
Chhindwara: Nakul Nath
Dewas: Rajednra Malviya
Dhar: Radheshyam Muvel
Khargone: Porlal Kharte
Betul: Ramu Tekam
Rajasthan:
Bikaner: Govind Ram Meghwal
Churu: Rahul Kaswan
Jhunjhunu: Brijendra Ola
Alwar: Lalit Yadav
Bharatpur: Sanjana Jatav
Tonk: Harish Chandra Meena
Jodhpur: Karan Singh Uchiyarda
Jalore: Vaibhav Gehlot
Udaipur: Tarachand Meena
Chittorgarh: Udaylal Ajana
Uttarakhand:
Tehri Garhwal: Jot Singh Guntsola
Garhwal: Ganesh Godiyal
Almora: Pradeep Tamta
Daman & Diu:
Ketan Dahyabhai Patel
