Congress candidate list: Second list features sons of Kamal Nath, Ashok Gehlot; Gaurav Gogoi gets new seat

The Congress on March 12 released the second list of 43 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. According to Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal, former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Kamal Nath's son Nakul Nath has been fielded from Chhindwara, while former Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot's son Vaibhav Gehlot will contest from Jalore.

Further, Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi, who won the Kaliabor seat in the 2014 elections, is set to contest from Jorhat in Assam. Rahul Kaswan, who switched over from the BJP a few days ago, has been fielded from Churu in Rajasthan. “Rahul Kaswan to contest from Rajasthan's Churu”, informed KC Venugopal.

“We have already announced our first list of candidates for the Lok Sabha elections. Today, we are going to announce the second list. Yesterday, CEC met and cleared the list of around 43 names from Assam, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan,” Venugopal said.

The second candidate list includes 12 from Assam, 10 from Madhya Pradesh, 10 from Rajasthan, seven from Gujarat and three from Uttarakhand, besides one from Daman and Diu.

In this list of 43 candidates, 10 are General candidates, 13 Other Backward Castes (OBC), 10 (Scheduled Caste), 9 Scheduled Tribes (ST), and one Muslim candidate.

The Congress candidates include Phool Singh Baraiya, who is set to contest from Bhind. Pankaj Ahirwar has secured the Congress ticket from Tikamgarh Lok Sabha seat. Siddharth Kushwaha will enter the electoral fray in Satna, while Kamleshwar Patel has been nominated for the Lok Sabha polls from the Sidhi constituency. Omkar Singh Markam will be contesting from Mandla.

Further additions to the list include Rajendra Malviya from Dewas, Radheshyam Muvel from Dhar, Porlal Kharte from Khargone, and Ramu Tekam from Betul. Ketan Dahyabhai Patel has been fielded from Daman and Diu constituency. Tarachand Meena will contest from the Udaipur seat.