The Congress party has so far released names of 48 candidates for the upcoming Haryana Assembly elections, fielding wrestler Vinesh Phogat from Julana and a journalist from the Rania seat
Vinesh Phogat -- along with fellow wrestler Bajrang Punia -- joined the grand old party on September 6 amid the buzz over them contesting the elections.
The Congress party has so far released names of 48 candidates for the upcoming Haryana Assembly elections, fielding wrestler Vinesh Phogat from Julana and a journalist from the Rania seat
Vinesh Phogat -- along with fellow wrestler Bajrang Punia -- joined the grand old party on September 6 amid the buzz over them contesting the elections. "When we were being dragged on the road, all parties except BJP were with us. I feel proud that I have joined a party which stands with women and is ready to fight from 'sadak to sansad," Phogat had said while thanking the Congress.
Notably, she resigned from the Railways hours before joining the party.
In the list announced on September 12. Congress fielded journalist Sarva Mitra Kamboj, who recently joined the Congress in the presence of former chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and the party's state unit chief Udai Bhan, from the Rania seat in Sirsa district.
Additionally, the grand old party has fielded former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda from the Garhi Sampla-Kiloi assembly constituency, while Congress' state unit chief Udai Bhan will contest the polls from Hodal (SC).
Haryana is set to go to polls on October 5, with the counting of votes scheduled to take place on October 8.
In the 2019 elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party had emerged as the single largest party, forming an alliance with the Jannayak Janta Party and seven Independent MLAs.
List Of Congress Candidates Announced So Far
Israna (SC) - Balbir Singh
Kalka - Pradeep Chaudhary
Naraingarh - Shalley Chaudhary
Sadhaura (SC) - Renu Bala
Radaur - Bishan Lal Saini
Ladwa - Mewa Singh
Shahbad (SC) - Ram Karan
Nilokheri (SC) - Dharm Pal Gondar
Assandh - S Shamsher Singh Gogi
Samalkha - Dharam Singh Chhoker
Kharkhauda (SC) - Jaiveer Singh
Sonipat - Surender Panwar
Gohana - Jagbir Singh Malik
Baroda - Induraj Singh Narwal
Julana - Vinesh Phogat
Safidon - Subhash Gangoli
Kalanwali (SC) - Shishpal Singh
Dabwali - Amit Sihag
Garhi Sampla-Kiloi - Bhupinder Singh Hooda
Rohtak - Bharat Bhushan Batra
Kalanaur (SC) - Shakuntla Khatak
Bahadurgarh - Rajinder Singh Joon
Badli - Kuldeep Vats
Jhajjar (SC) - Geeta Bhukkal
Beri - Raghuvir Singh Kadian
Mahendragarh - Rao Dan Singh
Rewari - Chiranjeev Rao
Nuh - Aftab Ahmed
Ferozepur Jhirka - Mamman Khan
Punahana - Mohd. Ilyas
Hodal (SC) - Udai Bhan
Faridabad NIT - Neeraj Sharma
Thanesar - Ashok Arora
Ganaur - Kuldeep Sharma
Uchana Kalan - Brijendra Singh
Tohana- Paramvir Singh
Tosham - Anirudh Chaudhary
Meham - Balram Dangi
Nangal Chaudhary - Manju Choudhary
Badshahpur - Vardhan Yadav
Gurugram - Mohit Grover
Uklana (SC) - Naresh Selwal
Narnaund - Jasbir Singh (Jessi Petwar)
Ambala Cantt - Parimal Pari
Panipat Rural - Sachin Kundu
Narwana (SC) - Satbir Dublain
Rania - Sarva Mitra Kamboj
Tigaon - Rohit Nagar