Lok Sabha Election 2024: Congress Releases List of 16 Candidates, Fields Vikramaditya Singh Against Kangana Ranaut in Himachal

The Congress party announced its latest list of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha election, unveiling 16 contenders for various constituencies. The candidates were announced during a meeting of the party's Central Election Committee held on Saturday evening.

Notable among them is Himachal Pradesh minister Vikramaditya Singh, nominated to contest from the Mandi constituency against BJP leader and actress Kangana Ranaut. Vikramaditya's mother, Pratibha Singh, currently holds the Mandi Lok Sabha seat, marking a significant contest in this stronghold of the Singh family. Late Himachal Pradesh chief minister Virbhadra Singh, Vikramaditya's father, previously represented Mandi in the Lok Sabha for multiple terms.

Another prominent inclusion in the Congress lineup is MP Manish Tewari, slated to contest from Chandigarh. The party's candidate roster spans across Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Chandigarh, and Odisha.

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Here's the list:

Ramji Thakor (Palvi)	Mahesana	Gujarat
Himmatsinh Patel	Ahmedabad East	Gujarat
Pareshbhai Dhanani	Rajkot	Gujarat
Naishadh Desai	Navasari	Gujarat
Vinod Sultanpuri	Shimla (SC)	Himachal Pradesh
Mohan Hembram	Keonjhar (ST)	Odisha
Srikant Kumar Jena	Balasore	Odisha
Anant Prasad Sethi	Bhadrak (SC)	Odisha
Anchal Das	Jajpur (SC)	Odisha
Sashmita Behera	Dhenkanal	Odisha
Sidharth Swarup Das	Kendrapara	Odisha
Rabindra Kumar Sethy	Jagatsinghpur (SC)	Odisha
Sucharita Mohanty	Puri	Odisha
Yasir Nawaz	Bhubaneswar	Odisha

The announcement comes ahead of the nationwide Lok Sabha elections scheduled in seven phases, commencing on April 19 and concluding on June 1. The final results are set to be disclosed on June 4.