Congress fields Randeep Surjewala's son in 3rd list for Haryana polls
The Congress has so far declared a total of 81 candidates for the elections to the 90-member Haryana Assembly scheduled to take place on October 5.
by Mausami Singh · India TodayIn Short
- Congress fields Randeep Surjewala's son Aditya from Kaithal
- Thursday is the last day for filing nominations
- Haryana Assembly polls will be held on October 5
Congress on Wednesday released its third list of 40 candidates for the upcoming Haryana Assembly elections. The party has fielded party MP Randeep Surjewala's son Aditya Surjewala from the Kaithal seat.
With this list, the Congress has declared a total of 81 candidates for elections to the 90-member Assembly slated to take place on October 5.
However, the party is yet to declare candidates for the nine seats of Ambala Cantt, Panipat Rural, Tigaon, Sohna, Narwana, Bhiwani, Rania, Narnaund, and Uklana, where the selection process is still underway,.
Despite having initially planned to announce candidates for 49 seats, the Congress has delayed finalising the remaining nine, fearing potential backlash or controversy.
Thursday is the last day for filing nominations for the polls.
Besides Aditya Surjewala, whose father had been an MLA from Kaithal, Hisar MP Jai Prakash's son Vikas has been fielded from Kalayat, and Ambala MP Varun Chaudhary's wife Pooja Chaudhary is going to contest from Mulana (SC).
The seat was earlier represented by Varun Chaudhary.
Here's the fresh list of candidates:
| Constituency | Candidate |
|---|---|
| Panchkula | Chander Mohan |
| Ambala City | Ch. Nirmal Singh |
| Mulana (SC) | Smt. Pooja Chaudhary |
| Jagadhri | Akram Khan |
| Yamunanagar | Raman Tyagi |
| Pehowa | Mandeep Singh Chatha |
| Guhla (SC) | Devinder Hans |
| Kalayat | Vikas Saharan |
| Kaithal | Aditya Surjewala |
| Pundri | Sultan Singh Jadola |
| Indri | Rakesh Kumar Kamboj |
| Karnal | Smt. Sumita Virk |
| Gharaunda | Virender Singh Rathore |
| Panipat City | Varinder Kumar Shah |
| Rai | Jai Bhagwan Antil |
| Jind | Mahabir Gupta |
| Fatehabad | Balwan Singh Daulatpuria |
| Ratia | Jarnail Singh |
| Sirsa | Gokul Setia |
| Ellenabad | Bharat Singh Beniwal |
| Adampur | Chander Parkash |
| Hansi | Rahul Makkar |
| Barwala | Ram Niwas Ghorela |
| Hisar | Ram Niwas Rara |
| Nalwa | Anil Mann |
| Loharu | Rajbir Singh Fartiya |
| Badhra | Sombir Singh (Sheoran) |
| Dadri | Dr. Manisha Sangwan |
| Bawani Khera (SC) | Pradeep Narwal |
| Ateli | Smt. Anita Yadav |
| Narnaul | Rao Narinder Singh |
| Bawal (SC) | Dr. M.L. Ranga |
| Kosli | Jagdish Yadav |
| Pataudi (SC) | Smt. Pearl Chaudhary |
| Hathin | Mohd. Israil |
| Palwal | Karan Dalal |
| Prithla | Raghubir Tewatia |
| Badhkal | Vijay Pratap |
| Ballabgarh | Smt. Parag Sharma |
| Faridabad | Lakhan Kumar Singla |
Last week, the Congress announced the list of 32 candidates for the elections, fielding former Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda from Garhi Sampla-Kiloi, state unit chief Udai Bhan from Hodal, and wrestler Vinesh Phogat from Julana.
Days after releasing the initial list, the Congress declared nine more candidates for the Haryana Assembly polls, fielding Brijendra Singh from Uchana Kalan and Mohit Grover from Gurugram.