Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge with party leader Rahul Gandhi | Photo: PTI Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge with party leader Rahul Gandhi | Photo: PTI

The Congress, which is going solo on the upcoming assembly elections in Delhiwinzir, has released its second list of 26 candidates. Several leaders who recently left the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) to join the Congress have found a place in the list.

The party, with this announcement, has now declared 47 of its 70 candidates. The grand old party has earlier this month released its first list comprising 21 candidates.

Among the notable names in the second list are former Delhi government minister Asim Ahmed Khan, who is likely to contest from Matia Mahal, and former MLA Devendra Sehrawat, who may run from Bijwasan. Both leaders switched allegiance from the AAP to the Congress in recent weeks.

The Congress party’s first list featured former MP Sandeep Dikshit as a candidate from New Delhi, where he is expected to face off against AAP’s national convener Arvind Kejriwal in a high-stakes contest.

Candidates Announced in the Second List:

Rithala - Sushant Mishra

Mangalpuri (SC) - Hanuman Chauhan

Shakar Basti - Satish Luthra

Tri Nagar - Satendra Sharma

Matia Mahal - Asim Ahmed Khan

Moti Nagar - Rajendra Namdhari

Madipur (SC) - J.P. Panwar

Rajouri Garden - Dharampal Chandela

Uttam Nagar - Mukesh Sharma

Matiala - Raghuvinder Shokeen

Bijwasan - Devendra Sehrawat

Delhi Cantt - Pradeep Kumar Upmanyu

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Rajendra Nagar - Vineet Yadav

Jangpura - Farhad Suri

Malviya Nagar - Jitendra Kumar Kochar

Mehrauli - Pushpa Singh

Deoli (SC) - Rajesh Chauhan

Sangam Vihar - Harsh Chaudhary

Defending champions India will now face off against China, who beat Pakistan in the first semi-final.

Earlier in the match, a raucous crowd gave the Chinese players full support as they faced a formidable Pakistan. The game started slow with both teams struggling to find space in each other's defence. However, China kept control of the ball and made more attacks than Pakistan.

Trilokpuri (SC) - Amardeep

Kondli (SC) - Akshay Kumar

Laxmi Nagar - Sumit Sharma

Krishna Nagar - Gurcharan Singh Raju

Seemapuri (SC) - Rajesh Lilothia

Babarpur - Haji Mohammad Ishraq Khan

Gokalpur (SC) - Pramod Kumar Jayant

Karawal Nagar - Dr. P.K. Mishra

The party’s Central Election Committee (CEC) approved the list during a meeting held on Tuesday. Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and former President Rahul Gandhi participated via video conferencing, while Delhi in-charge Qazi Mohammad Nizamuddin and Delhi unit chief Devender Yadav were present at the AICC headquarters.

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After the meeting, Nizamuddin said that the CEC had discussed seats in detail, clearing many constituencies for candidates, though some seats are still pending final decisions. He emphasized that Congress is focused on contesting strongly in all 70 constituencies of Delhi.

The Delhi Assembly elections are expected to take place in February 2024.winzir