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Lok Sabha Polls: In 10th List, BJP Drops Kirron Kher From Chandigarh, Replaces Pawan Singh From Asansol

The list includes nine candidates, with seven from Uttar Pradesh, one from Chandigarh, and one from West Bengal.

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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) announced its tenth list of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections on Thursday. The list includes nine candidates, with seven from Uttar Pradesh, one from Chandigarh, and one from West Bengal.

The BJP chose Sanjay Tandon as the candidate for Chandigarh, replacing sitting MP Kirron Kher. Moreover, former Union Minister SS Ahluwalia will contest from West Bengal's Asansol, replacing Bhojpuri singer Pawan Singh.

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The Complete List Is As Follows:

Chandigarh:

  • Sanjay Tandon

West Bengal:

  • Asansol: S.S. Ahluwalia

Uttar Pradesh:

  • Mainpuri Jaiveer Singh Thakur

  • Kaushambi (SC): Vinod Sonkar

  • Phulpur: Praveen Patel

  • Allahabad: Neeraj Tripathi

  • Ballia: Neeraj Shekhar

  • Machhlishahr (SC): B.P. Saroj

  • Ghazipur: Paras Nath Rai

The voting for the 17th Lok Sabha will start on April 19, and the results will be announced on June 4, 2024. The elections will be conducted in seven phases, with the first phase on April 19 and subsequent phases on April 26, May 7, May 13, May 20, May 25, and June 1, 2024.