NEW DELHI: The Congress on Sunday released two lists of 39 candidates for the Gujarat assembly elections, fielding Jignesh Mevani from the Vadgam constituency.
The party first released its fifth list with six candidates including Manhar Patel from Botad in place of Ramesh Mer.
Later in the evening, it released a list of 33 candidates, taking the total number of candidates declared so far to 142.
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ગુજરાત વિધાનસભાની ચૂંટણી માટે કોંગ્રેસ પક્ષના પસંદગી પામેલા સૌ ઉમેદવારોને ખૂબ ખૂબ અભિનંદન, કોંગ્રેસ પક્ષના સૌ ઉમેદવારો જંગી બહુમતી જીતી આ અન્યાયી અને અત્યાચારી સરકારને ઘરે બેસાડો અને પૂર્ણ બહુમતીથી કોંગ્રેસની સરકાર બનાવો તેવી શુભેચ્છાઓ#કોંગ્રેસ_આવે_છે pic.twitter.com/3RFS6oX2J0
— Gujarat Congress (@INCGujarat) November 13, 2022
he candidates named in the fifth list were Jayanti Jerajbhai Patel from Morbi, Jivan Kumbharvadiya from Jamnagar Rural, Chhattarsinh Gunjariya from Dhrangadhra, Mansukhbhai Kalariya from Rajkot West and Divyesh Chavda from Gariadhar.
In the sixth list of 33 candidates, the candidates fielded by the Congress included Mevani from Vadgam (SC) seat, Thakor Mohansinh from Mansa, Baldevji Thakor from Kalol, Imran Khedawala from Jamalpur-Khadia, Amit Chavda from Anklav and Bal Kishen Patel from Dabhoi.
ગુજરાત વિધાનસભાની ચૂંટણી માટે કોંગ્રેસ પક્ષના પસંદગી પામેલા સૌ ઉમેદવારોને ખૂબ ખૂબ અભિનંદન, સૌ ઉમેદવારો જંગી બહુમતી જીતી અને પૂર્ણ બહુમતીથી કોંગ્રેસની સરકાર બનાવો તેવી શુભેચ્છાઓ#કોંગ્રેસ_આવે_છે pic.twitter.com/IlJSSsmwNx
— Gujarat Congress (@INCGujarat) November 13, 2022
The Congress had on November 4 released its first list announcing the names of 43 candidates for the elections.
On November 10, the party came out with another list of 46 names. It released a list of seven candidates on Friday but one was a replacement for the earlier announced candidate. The fourth list of nine candidates was released on Saturday.
The Congress is seeking to oust the BJP from power in the home state of Prime Minister Narendra Modi where the saffron party has been in power for more than two decades.
Elections for the 182-member Gujarat assembly will be held in two phases on December 1 and 5. The counting of votes will be taken up on December 8.
Source: Press Trust of India
