NEW DELHI: The Congress party announced its first list of 21 candidates for the upcoming Jharkhand Assembly elections late on Monday evening.
Rameshwar Oraon , the current finance minister, has been nominated to contest from the Lohardaga constituency, which is reserved for Scheduled Tribes. Ajoy Kumar , party's in-charge for Tripura, Odisha, and Nagaland, will be running for the Jamshedpur East seat.
Kumar, a former police officer and previously Lok Sabha MP from Jamshedpur, has been fielded in the Assembly elections this time around. Oraon, who has also served as a police officer in the past, previously held the position of Jharkhand Congress chief.
The list also includes Shipli Neha Tirkey , who will be contesting from the Mandar (ST) constituency, where she currently serves as the MLA. Bandhu Tirkey , her father, leads the Congress's manifesto committee for the Jharkhand polls.
The list was released after a meeting of the Congress screening committee, which was held in the national capital on Monday evening.
The Congress party is in an alliance with the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) and is part of the ruling coalition in the state. The Jharkhand Assembly elections will be conducted in two phases, on November 13 and November 20, with the results being declared on November 23.
Rameshwar Oraon , the current finance minister, has been nominated to contest from the Lohardaga constituency, which is reserved for Scheduled Tribes. Ajoy Kumar , party's in-charge for Tripura, Odisha, and Nagaland, will be running for the Jamshedpur East seat.
The Central Election Committee of Congress releases the list of party candidates for the upcoming Jharkhand Assembly elections. pic.twitter.com/I2TZnkMqkU
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) October 21, 2024
Kumar, a former police officer and previously Lok Sabha MP from Jamshedpur, has been fielded in the Assembly elections this time around. Oraon, who has also served as a police officer in the past, previously held the position of Jharkhand Congress chief.
The list also includes Shipli Neha Tirkey , who will be contesting from the Mandar (ST) constituency, where she currently serves as the MLA. Bandhu Tirkey , her father, leads the Congress's manifesto committee for the Jharkhand polls.
The list was released after a meeting of the Congress screening committee, which was held in the national capital on Monday evening.
The Congress party is in an alliance with the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) and is part of the ruling coalition in the state. The Jharkhand Assembly elections will be conducted in two phases, on November 13 and November 20, with the results being declared on November 23.
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