699 candidates in fray for Delhi Assembly polls
A total of 699 candidates were left in the fray today after the withdrawal of nominations in the Delhi assembly elections slated for February 5.
A total of 699 candidates were left in the fray today after the withdrawal of nominations in the Delhi assembly elections slated for February 5.
The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Friday released a list of 30 candidates for the single- phase, February 5 Delhi Assembly elections.
The Congress on Thursday released its final list of two candidates for the forthcoming assembly elections.
The Republican Party of India (Athawale) on Saturday announced its list of 15 candidates for February 5 Delhi assembly elections.
The Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar) on Saturday announced its first list of 11 candidates for the Delhi Assembly elections which are scheduled to be held early in 2025.
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.
