Ahead of the Lok Sabha election 2024, the Congress has finally released its first list of 39 candidates including former party boss Rahul Gandhi, who has yet again been fielded from Wayanad in Kerala.
Among other prominent names who have been fielded includes parliamentarian Shashi Tharoor, who is contesting yet again from Thiruvananthpuram constituency.
Former Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel is to contest from Rajnandgaon parliamentary seat, an area where former CM and three times BJP CM Dr Raman Singh has quite an influence.
“I am grateful to the party high command including party president Mallikarjun Kharge, Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi for giving me the ticket from Rajnandgaon”, he said.
Congress has highlighted the fact that out of 39 names finalized to contest, 61 percent of candidates hail from SC/ST/OBC/ Minority communities.
While 31 percent of these candidates are less than 50 years of age, 52 percent are below 60 years of age.
Source: https://newsplus21.com/lok-sabha-2024-congress-list-of-39-candidates-o/
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