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PremiumCongress first candidate list Highlights: Congress party announced its candidates on 39 seats in the first list for Lok Sabha elections 2024. The list include high profile names like former Congress President Rahul Gandhi, former Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel, and Dr. Shashi Tharoor.
Almost a week after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) released its first list of candidates for the Lok Sabha elections 2024, the Congress party is expected to announce its list on Friday. The party sources have suggested that the list is finalised and will likely include some big names like former President Rahul Gandhi, former Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel, and senior party leader Jyotsna Mahant.
A total of 16 candidates have been announced from Kerala, including Shashi Tharoor from Thiruvananthapuram and Rahul Gandhi from Wayanad, seat he won in 2019. Congress party's second Election Committee meeting will be held on March 11 in Delhi to discuss the candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.
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Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal says, "...Former Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel to contest from Rajnandgaon...Congress MP DK Suresh to contest from Karnataka Bengaluru rural...Kerala Congress President K Sudhakaran to contest from Kannur. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to contest from Wayanad..." (ANI)
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor to contest from Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha constituency
" I am honoured and humbled that the Congress party has allowed me to defend my seat...I look forward to a fair and effective contest. in 15 years of politics, I never needed to spend one day of negative campaigning..."
General Secretary of CPI D. Raja says, "...The primary objective of the INDIA bloc is to fight and defeat the BJP in order to save the nation's constitution, federalism, and secularism and work for the progress of the people addressing their issues of livelihood. But the situation is not the same in all the states. In Kerala, the fight is between LDF and UDF...BJP should not be allowed to take any advantage in Kerala and we are fighting BJP...Last time also CPI contested that seat. This time the situation is different. Now the situation demands that we must see that the BJP is prevented from taking any advantage. Now deciding the candidate is the prerogative of any political party. Congress can decide but Congress should think about whether a leader of his stature Rahul Gandhi's stature can be fielded in a constituency where he has to fight against the LDF..."
Congress leader Balram Naik Porika to contest Lok Sabha polls from Mahabubabad-ST constituency.
"Congress is a party for the welfare of the poor. BRS and BJP could not do any development in the Mahabubabad area. I will work for the development of the area."
Union Minister and BJP candidate from Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram for Lok Sabha elections, Rajeev Chandrasekhar took a dig at Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Friday after he was named candidate from Kerala's Wayanad, a seat he won in 2019.
MoS Chandrasekhar claimed that Rahul Gandhi cannot contest from anywhere else in the country but Wayanad. He further claimed that this time the people of Kerala will not give their mandate to the grand old party.
"All the best to them (Congress). Rahul Gandhi cannot contest from any other seat anywhere in the country. He can only come to Wayanad and we all know why. I think the people of Kerala this time will not give the Congress the mandate they gave in the last election. The people of India want a third term for Prime Minister Narendra Modi," Rajeev Chandrasekhar said. (ANI)
Congress candidate list LIVE: Congress won the Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023 with a landslide majority and unseated the Basavaraj Bommai-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The party is hoping to continue its successful run in the Southern state during the Lok Sabha elections 2024, while the BJP is chalking out a strong plan to capitalize on its ground machinery in the state. Read More
Congress candidate list LIVE: From Lakshadweep, Congress candidate Md Hamdullaha Sayeed will contest the Lok Sabha elections.
Congress candidate list LIVE: In the first list of Lok Sabha candidates, Rahul Gandhi was mentioned to contest elections from Kerala's Waynad constituency. However, speculative reports indicate that Rahul Gandhi may also contest election from Amethi. Whereas, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will fight elections from the Rae Bareli seat, previously held by Sonia Gandhi. However, there was no mention of the Amethi Seat and Priyanka Gandhi's debut on the first list.
Congress candidate list LIVE: Congress on Friday announced the first list of candidates for the 2024 Lok Sabha Polls. From Kerala's Pathanamthitta constituency, it is Anil vs Anto to fight the battle between Congress and BJP in the Lok Sabha polls. The grand old party has mentioned Anto Antony from Pathanamthitta. Whereas, the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) has fielded Congress veteran and former Union Minister of Defense AK Antony's son Anil Antony from Pathanamthitta.
1. Zahirabad- Suresh Kumar Shetkar
2. Chevella- Sunitha Mahendar
3. Nalgonda- Raghuveer Kunduru
4. Mahabubabad (ST)- Balram Naik Porika
Congress candidate list LIVE: "...There are such names which show that the Congress party is fighting this election only to win," senior Congress leader Pawan Khera said.
Congress candidate list LIVE: Out of the overall pool of 39 declared candidates, 15 hail from Kerala, seven originate from Karnataka, and six come from Chhattisgarh. Additionally, there are four candidates from Telangana, two from Meghalaya, and one each from Nagaland, Tripura, Sikkim, and Lakshadweep.
Congress candidate list LIVE: Congress on Friday announced the first list of candidates for the 2024 Lok Sabha Polls. In Kerala sitting MPs, Rahul Gandhi was set to contest elections from Wayanad, Shahi Tharoor from Thiruvananthapuram, and Anto Antony from Pathanamthitta.
In the battle of high stakes, Congress general secretary K C Venugopal, announced that Anto Antony will be contesting the Lok Sabha Elections for United Democratic Front (UDF)from Pathanamthitta constituency. The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) has fielded Congress veteran and former Union Minister of Defense AK Antony's son Anil Antony from Pathanamthitta. Read More
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will be contesting the upcoming Lok Sabha elections from Wayanad in Kerala. The Opposition party released the names of 39 candidates across various states on Friday evening — including former Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel and Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor. Check full list of 39 Congress candidates here
Congress candidate list LIVE: “I am honoured and humbled that the Congress party has give me an opportunity to defend my seat...I look forward to a fair and effective contest. in 15 years of politics, I never needed to spend one day of negative campaigning," Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor said.
Congress candidate list LIVE: Former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel will contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections from Rajnandgaon constituency, said Congress general secretary K C Venugopal at the party conference held on Friday. He is set to go against Santosh Pandey from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Read More
Congress candidate list LIVE: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor will contest the Lok Sabha polls from Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala and is set to go against sitting Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar. This time the minister is taking the Lok Sabha route to Parliament and will fight against Shashi Tharoor, who is representing the constituency since 2009. Read More
Congress candidate list LIVE: Among the prominent names in the list include, Rahul Gandhi, from Wayanad in Kerala, Shashi Tharoor from Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala, former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel from Rajnandgaon and DK Suresh from Bangalore Rural in Karnataka. Read More
Congress candidate list LIVE: This is the first list of candidates from the Congress party for Lok Sabha elections 2024
1. Zahirabad- Suresh Kumar Shetkar
2. Chevella- Sunitha Mahendar
3. Nalgonda- Raghuveer Kunduru
4. Mahabubabad (ST)- Balram Naik Porika
1. KASARAGOD- Rajmohan Unnithan
2. KANNUR- K. Sudhakaran
3. VADAKARA- Shafi Parambil
4. WAYANAD- Rahul Gandhi
5. KOZHIKODE- M.K. Raghavan
6. PALAKKAD- V.K. Sreekandan
7. ALATHUR (SC)-Ms. Remya Haridas
8. THRISSUR- K. Muraleedharan
9. CHALAKUDY- Benny Bahannan
10. ERNAKULAM- Hibi Eden
11. DUKKI- Dean Kuriakose
12. MAVELIKKARA (SC)- Kodikunnil Suresh
13. PATHANAMTHITTA- Anto Antony
14. ATTINGAL- Adoor Prakash
15. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM- Dr. Shashi Tharoor
BIJAPUR (SC)- H.R. Algur (Raju)
SHIMOGA- Smt. Geetha Shivarajkumar
HASSAN- M. Shreyas Patel
TUMKUR- S.P. Muddahanumegowda
MANDYA- Venkataramegowda (Star Chandru)
BANGALORE RURAL- D K Suresh
JANGIR - CHAMPA (SC)- Dr. Shivkumar Dahariya
KORBA- Ms. Jyotsana Mahant
RAJNANDGAON- Bhupesh Baghel
DURG- Rajendra Sahu
RAIPUR- Vikas Upadhayay
MAHASAMUND- Tardhwaj Sahu
Congress candidate list LIVE: The press conference by senior Congress leaders started at All India Congress Committee (AICC) office and soon the first list of candidates will be announced.
BIJAPUR (SC)- H.R. Algur (Raju)
SHIMOGA- Smt. Geetha Shivarajkumar
HASSAN- M. Shreyas Patel
TUMKUR- S.P. Muddahanumegowda
MANDYA- Venkataramegowda (Star Chandru)
BANGALORE RURAL- D K Suresh
JANGIR - CHAMPA (SC)- Dr. Shivkumar Dahariya
KORBA- Ms. Jyotsana Mahant
RAJNANDGAON- Bhupesh Baghel
DURG- Rajendra Sahu
RAIPUR- Vikas Upadhayay
MAHASAMUND- Tardhwaj Sahu
Congress candidate list LIVE: KC Venugopal, serving as the General Secretary (Organization), Ajay Maken in his capacity as the Treasurer, and Pawan Khera, who holds the position of Chairman for Media & Publicity (Communications) at the All India Congress Committee (AICC), are scheduled to conduct a press conference at 7 pm.
1. KASARAGOD- Rajmohan Unnithan
2. KANNUR- K. Sudhakaran
3. VADAKARA- Shafi Parambil
4. WAYANAD- Rahul Gandhi
5. KOZHIKODE- M.K. Raghavan
6. PALAKKAD- V.K. Sreekandan
7. ALATHUR (SC)-Ms. Remya Haridas
8. THRISSUR- K. Muraleedharan
9. CHALAKUDY- Benny Bahannan
10. ERNAKULAM- Hibi Eden
11. DUKKI- Dean Kuriakose
12. MAVELIKKARA (SC)- Kodikunnil Suresh
13. PATHANAMTHITTA- Anto Antony
14. ATTINGAL- Adoor Prakash
15. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM- Dr. Shashi Tharoor
Congress candidate list LIVE: Here is the list of expected Congress candidates from Telangana
1. Zahirabad- Suresh Kumar Shetkar
2. Chevella- Sunitha Mahendar
3. Nalgonda- Raghuveer Kunduru
4. Mahabubabad (ST)- Balram Naik Porika
Congress candidate list LIVE: The first list of the Congress party is expected to be released at 7:00 PM on Friday and will include big names like Rahul Gandhi, Bhupesh Baghel, Jyotsna Mahant etc.
