Congress Releases 5th List For Delhi Elections, Fields Lokendra Chaudhary From Timarpur
The Congress has decided to field Lokendra Chaudhary from Timarpur constituency, while Suresh Wati Chauhan will be contesting from Rohtas Nagar seat.
The Congress on Thursday released its fifth list for the upcoming Delhi assembly elections.
As per the details shared by the party on X (Formerly Twitter), the Congress has decided to field Lokendra Chaudhary from Timarpur constituency, while Suresh Wati Chauhan will be contesting from Rohtas Nagar seat.
दिल्ली विधानसभा चुनाव के लिए कांग्रेस उम्मीदवारों की पांचवी लिस्ट। pic.twitter.com/UZLj5jeYQs
— Congress (@INCIndia) January 16, 2025
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) also released its fourth list for the state assembly elections.
As per the details, Ravinder Kumar (Indraj) will contest from Delhi's Bawana (SC) seat, while Poonam Sharma will contest from Wazirpur.
Bhuvan Tanwar was chosen to represent BJP from Delhi Cantt and Shikha Rai from Greater Kailash.
भाजपा की केंद्रीय चुनाव समिति ने दिल्ली में होने वाले विधानसभा चुनाव 2025 के लिए अपनी चतुर्थ सूची में निम्नलिखित नामों पर अपनी स्वीकृति प्रदान की है। pic.twitter.com/7x4pQh8oZZ
— BJP Delhi (@BJP4Delhi) January 16, 2025
Earlier, the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has decided to field Surender Pal Singh from Timarpur constituency, while the BJP chose Surya Prakash Khatri for this seat. From Rohtas Nagar seat, AAP's candidate Sarita Singh will take on BJP's Jitender Mahajan.
Congress, in its fourth list named candidates for the five constituencies. According to their list, Sumesh Gupta was chosen to represent from Rohini, while Virender Bidhuri is fielded from Tughlakabad. From the reserved seat (SC) of Karol Bagh and Bawana, Rahul Dhanak and Surender Kumar respectively were decided to contest. Arjun Bhadana will take on the rivals from Badarpur constituency.
On Wednesday, the AAP released a new list of candidates, revising the nominees from Narela and Hari Nagar weeks ahead of the February polls. Sharad Chauhan was fielded from Narela and Surinder Setia from Hari Nagar.
Delhi goes to polls on February 5 and the results will be announced on February 8. The AAP, which won 62 of the 70 seats in Delhi in the 2020 elections, is eyeing a third consecutive full term.