Key Takeaways
- The Congress has released its first list of 21 candidates for the Jharkhand assembly polls.
- The list includes Irfan Ansari from Jamtara and Banna Gupta from Jamshedpur West.
- The candidates were selected by the Central Election Committee of Congress, chaired by party president Mallikarjun Kharge.
New Delhi: The Congress on Monday released its first list of 21 candidates for the upcoming Jharkhand assembly elections.
In a statement, party general secretary KC Venugopal said that the names were selected in the Central Election Committee of Congress, chaired by party president Mallikarjun Kharge.
The candidates include – Irfan Ansari from Jamtara, Badal Patralekh from Jamundi, Pradeep Yadav from Poreyahat, Deepika Pandey Singh from Mahagama, Amba Prasad Sahu from Barkagaon, Mamta Devi from Ramgarh, Jai Prakash Patel from Mandu, Munna Singh from Hazaribagh, Kumar Jai Mangal from Bermo, Purnima Niraj Singh from Jharia, Jaleshwaro Mehato from Baghmara, Ajoy Kumar from Jamshedpur East, Banna Gupta from Jamshedpur West, Sonam Ram Sinku from Jaganathpur, Rajesh Kachhap from Khijri, Ajay Nath Sahdeo from Hatia, Shilpi Neha Tirkey from Mandar, Bhushan Bara from Simdega, Naman Viksal Kongari from Kolebira, Rameshwar Oraon from Lohardaga and Ramchandra Singh from Manika assembly seat.
