The Congress party has unveiled its first list of candidates for the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections, comprising 39 contenders across various states. The selection was finalized during a meeting of the Congress Central Election Committee in New Delhi, chaired by party president Mallikarjun Kharge, and attended by former party chief Sonia Gandhi and general secretary KC Venugopal. Rahul Gandhi participated in the meeting virtually via Zoom.
The list spans constituencies in Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Kerala, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Sikkim, Telangana, and Tripura. Notably, the party will convene another meeting on March 11 to finalize candidates for the remaining states.
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Check the full list of Congress candidates for Lok Sabha elections:
| State | Constituency | Candidate |
|---|---|---|
| Chhattisgarh | Jangrir-Champa | Shivkumar Dahariya |
| Korba | Jyotsana Mahant | |
| Rajnandgaon | Bhupesh Baghel | |
| Durg | Rajendra Sahu | |
| Raipur | Vikas Upadhayay | |
| Mahasamund | Tamrdhwaj Sahu | |
| Karnataka | Bijapur | HR Algur |
| Haveri | Anandaswamy Gaddadevara Math | |
| Shivamogga | Geetha Shivarajkumar | |
| Hassan | Shreyas Patel | |
| Tumkur | SP Muddahanumegowda | |
| Mandya | Venkataramegowda (Star Chandru) | |
| Bangalore Rural | DK Suresh | |
| Kerala | Kasaragod | Rajmohan Unnithan |
| Kannur | K Sudhakaran | |
| Vadakara | Shafi Parambil | |
| Wayanad | Rahul Gandhi | |
| Kozhikode | MK Raghavan | |
| Palakkad | VK Sreekandan | |
| Alathur (SC) | Ramya Haridas | |
| Thrissur | K Muraleedharan | |
| Chalakudy | Benny Behanan | |
| Ernakulam | Hibi Eden | |
| Idukki | Dean Kuriakose | |
| Alappuzha | KC Venugopal | |
| Mavelikkara (SC) | K Suresh | |
| Pathanamthitta | Anto Antony | |
| Attingal | Adoor Prakash | |
| Thiruvananthapuram | Shashi Tharoor | |
| Lakshadweep | Lakshadweep (ST) | Mohd Hamdullaha Sayeed |
| Meghalaya | Shillong (ST) | Vincent H Pala |
| Tura (ST) | Saleng A Sangma | |
| Nagaland | Nagaland | S Supongmeren Jamir |
| Sikkim | Sikkim | Gopal Chettri |
| Telangana | Zahirabad | Suresh Kumar Shetkar |
| Nalgonda | Raghuveer Kunduru | |
| Mahbubnagar | Challa Vamshi Chand Reddy | |
| Mahabubabad (ST) | Balram Naik Porika | |
| Tripura | Tripura West | Ashish Kumar Saha |
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