Sheila Dikshit to take on AAP’s Dilip Pandey and BJP’s Manoj Tiwari from North East Delhi
New Delhi: Congress on Monday released list of candidates for 6 out of 7 Parliamentary constituencies in Delhi. Former Delhi CM Sheila Dikshit to contest from North East Delhi.
Former chief minister and Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee (DPCC) chief Sheila Dikshit has been fielded from North East will be takeing on AAP’s Dilip Pandey and BJP’s Manoj Tiwari
Congress candidates for 6/7 seats in Delhi:
Chandni Chowk: JP Agarwal
North East Delhi: Sheila Dikshit
East Delhi: Arvinder Singh Lovely
New Delhi: Ajay Maken
North West Delhi: Rajeshh Lilothia
West Delhi: Mahabal Mishra
The party has not declared a candiate for the South Delhi seat.The announcement effectively ends possibility of a Congress-Aam Aadmi Party alliance.
On the other hand, six of AAP’s candidates in Delhi:
Atishi – East Delhi
Dilip Pandey – North East Delhi
Guggan Singh – North West Delhi
Raghav Chadha – South Delhi
Brijesh Goyal – New Delhi
Pankaj Gupta – Chandni Chowk (will file their nominations), the party said.
AAP’s West Delhi candidate Balbir Singh Jakhar had filed his nomination papers on Thursday.
After much delay, BJP’s list of Delhi candidates was also out. AAP-Congress uncertainty delayed it. But still just 4/7 names-
Chandni Chowk – Harshvardhan
North East Delhi – Manoj Tiwari
South- Ramesh Bidhuri
West Delhi- Parvesh Verma