AAP releases first list of 20 candidates for Haryana Assembly polls
The AAP taking to social media platform posted its list of 20 candidates for the Haryana Assembly elections.
The AAP taking to social media platform posted its list of 20 candidates for the Haryana Assembly elections.
The party has fielded state Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini from the Ladwa seat.
In an unusual flip-flop, the BJP withdrew its first list of 44 candidates for the 3-phase assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir minutes after releasing it on Monday morning without assigning any reason before re-issuing two lists containing names of 16 candidates.
The poll panel, in a communiqué, said, “904 candidates from eight States/UTs to contest elections in the seventh phase of Lok Sabha elections scheduled for polling on 1st June.”
Out of 28 candidates facing serious criminal cases, two candidates have declared charges related to rape (IPC Section 376) while four candidates have declared cases related to murder (IPC Section 302, the ADR said.
The elections for these Lok Sabha and Assembly Constituencies will be simultaneously held on June 1 in the state.
A total of 226 candidates had filed their nominations for eight seats but during scrutiny, papers of 175 candidates were rejected, mostly on technical grounds, said EC sources here on Friday.
As per the list, former Health Minister KK Shylaja will contest from Vatakara constituency, while in Patahanamthitta, former minister Thomas Issac will try his luck.
In a video message, AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal announced the names of the candidates, adding that in a "revolutionary step", a candidate belonging to the Scheduled Caste (SC) community will be fielded from the East Delhi constituency, which is a general seat.
The polling for 200 seats is scheduled to take place on November 25.
