Congress releases 3rd list for Lok Sabha polls: Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury fielded from West Bengal’s Berhampore

In Karnataka, it has fielded Priyanka Jarkiholi from Chikkodi, Radhakrishna from Gulbarga (SC), Vinod Asooti from Dharwad, M Rajeev Gowda from Bangalore North, Sowmya Reddy from Bangalore South and Mansoor Ali Khan from Bangalore Central, among others.

The party has again fielded Chowdhury from Berhampore, setting up the much-anticipated clash between the veteran Congress leader and cricketer-turned-politician Yusuf Pathan, who has been fielded by the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) in West Bengal.

Also, the Congress has fielded Isha Khan Choudhury, son of Abu Hasem Khan Choudhury, from Maldaha Dakshin. Abu Hasem Khan Choudhury is the incumbent MP from the seat. With this, the party has declared a total of 138 candidates for the polls.

Earlier, the Congress had released its second list of 43 candidates from four states for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Sitting Lok Sabha MP and former Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi’s son Gaurav Gogoi will be contesting from Jorhat constituency in the state. Former Madhya Pradesh CM Kamal Nath’s son Nakul will be contesting from Chhindwara, a seat he currently holds and which is seen as the family’ bastion. Former Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot’s son Vaibhav will be contesting from Jalore constituency.

Earlier, the Congress had announced 82 candidates in two lists for the seven-phase Lok Sabha polls beginning April 19.

In its first list of 39 candidates from eight states and one Union Territory. Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi will contest from Kerala’s Wayanad seat, which he currently represents. Congress general secretary K C Venugopal will contest from Alappuzha, while sitting Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor will fight to retain the constituency.

With inputs from PTI