Congress releases list of candidates for Rajasthan, Gujarat, UP

The Congress on Thursday released the list of candidates in Rajasthan, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The list has total names of 31 candidates - 19 from Rajasthan, 6 each for Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh.

New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday released a list of 31 candidates along with the party's tenth list for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

The list has total names of 31 candidates - 19 from Rajasthan, 6 each for Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh.

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot's son Vaibhav Gehlot will contest the ensuing Lok Sabha elections from Jodhpur parliamentary constituency.

List of 31 candidates for Lok Sabha elections

Jodhpur is considered as the stronghold of Ashok Gehlot which may work in favor of Vaibhav in the polls.

The Congress has so far announced the names of its candidates in 293 seats in the Lok Sabha.

Manvendra Singh, son of veteran BJP leader Jaswant Singh will fight from Rajasthan's Barmer seat whereas former Union Minister Bhanwar Jitendra Singh will contest from Gujarat's Alwar seat.

Former MP Jyoti Mirdha will contest from Nagaur Lok Sabha constituency in Rajasthan despite opposition of five MLA's of Nagaur in front of UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi's official residence in New Delhi.

Jitendra Singh and Tanushree Tiwari will contest from Alwar in Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh's Maharajganj respectively.

The list of the 31 candidates was prepared during a meeting at Sonia Gandhi's official residence 10 Janpath led by Congress president Rahul Gandhi, the popular name amongst them being Jyoti Mirdha.

Polling in Rajasthan on 25 seats will be held on April 29 (Phase 4) and May 6 (Phase 5).

Uttar Pradesh will go to polls in seven phases, from April 11 to May 19.

Polling in Gujarat on 26 seats will take place on April 23.

Results of the polls will be declared on May 23.