AICC announces first list of Himachal by-poll candidates
All India Congress committee today announced the names of three candidates for the six assembly by-poll as the first list of candidates was declared on Friday.
The Congress President, Mallikarjun Kharge, has approved three candidates for the ensuing bye-elections to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh.
AICC general secretary K.C. Venugopal said in an official communication that for 37-Sujanpur, Capt. Ranjit Singh Rana who is a BJP rebel, would be a candidate, Mr Rana would be in the fray against the BJP candidate and Congress rebel Rajinder Rana and vice versa of previous assembly elections.
From 42 -Gagret of Una district Rakesh Kalia (also former BJP candidate) would be the party candidate against the BJP candidate Chetanya Sharma ( former Congress MLA). The two would be in the fray and vice versa that of the 2022 assembly election.
The party also decided to put Vivek Sharma(no-voice) from 45-Kutlehar against Devinder Bhutto (former Congress MLA).
The party couldn’t announce the name of three more candidates from Lahaul Spiti, Badsar (Hamirpur), and Dharmshala (Kangra) assembly constituency and Kangra and Hamirpur Lok Sabha constituency.
Assembly bye-election in six seats and Lok Sabha election is due in four Parliamentary constituencies in the final and 7th phase of poll on June 1 in the state.
Election Commission has decided to hold the bye-election in six assembly seats following vacancy of these seats after the disqualification of six MLAs under anti-defection law for abstaining from the assembly during passing of budget on February 28 and defying party whip thereof.
