The Aam Aadmi Party has added 20 more names to its list of candidates contesting the upcoming Delhi assembly election. The second list released on Monday comes around two weeks after the first list which was released on November 21.
With the date for the Delhi polls yet to be announced by the Election Commission, the ruling party has already announced the second list of candidates. The first list was announced in November.
The Aam Aadmi Party has added 20 more names to its list of candidates contesting the upcoming Delhi assembly election. The second list released on Monday comes around two weeks after the first list which was released on November 21.
With the date for the Delhi polls yet to be announced by the Election Commission, the ruling party has announced 31 names so far - 11 in the first list and 20 in the second.
In the second list, the ruling party has fielded senior party leader Manish Sisodia from the Jangpura seat, moving him from Patparganj seat. Sisodia has been replaced by Educator Avadh Ojha, who has recently joined the party.
The list also includes the names of Jintender Singh Shunty (fielded from Shahdara) and Surinder Pal Singh Bittu (Timarpur), who recently quit the BJP to join the AAP.
Shunty replaces sitting AAP MLA and Speaker in the outgoing Assembly Ram Niwas Goel, while Surinder Bittu has been fielded in place of Dilip Pandey, AAP's chief whip in the house.
The first list of candidates included six turncoats such as former Bharatiya Janata Party leaders Brahm Singh Tanwar, Anil Jha, and BB Tyagi and former Congress leaders Chaudhry Zubair Ahmad, Veer Dhingan and Sumesh Shokeen.
Brahm Singh Tanwar - Chhatarpur
Anil Jha - Kirari
Deepak Singhla - Vishwas Nagar
Sarita Singh - Rohtas Nagar
BB Tyagi - Laxmi Nagar
Ram Singh Netaji - Badarpur
Chaudhary Zubair Ahmad - Seelampur
Veer Singh Dhingan - Seemapuri
Gaurav Sharma - Ghonda
Manoj Tyagi - Karawal Nagar
Sumesh Shokeen - Matiala
Manish Sisodia - Jangpura
Joginder Solanki - Palam
Surendar Bharadwaj - Bijwasan
Pravin Kumar - Janakpuri
Rakhi Bidlan - Madipur
Pravesh Ratan - Patel Nagar
Punardeep Singh Sawhney (Saby) - Chandni Chowk
Pradeep Mittal - Rohini
Mangolpuri - Rakesh Jatav Dharamrakshak
Jasbir Karala - Mundka
Mukesh Goel - Adarsh Nagar
Surender Pal Singh Bittu - Timarpur
Dinesh Bhardwaj - Narela
Prem Kumar Chauhan - Deoli
Anjana Parcha - Trilokpuri
Avadh Ojha - Patparganj
Vikas Bagga - Krishna Nagar
Naveen Choudhary (Deepu) - Gandhi Nagar
Padamshri Jitender Singh Shunty - Shahdara
Adil Ahmad Khan - MustafabadThe
AAP's first list of candidates comes after former transport minister and AAP member Kailash Gahlot resigned from the party and joined the BJP.
Delhi Assembly elections were scheduled to be held in 2025. However, due to the resignation of Arvind Kejriwal, the AAP supremo called for early elections as he stepped down from the post.
Election Commission of India is expected to announce the date of the Delhi polls soon. As per reports, the assembly elections across the national capital are expected to be held by February 2025.