Delhi assembly polls: AAP names 20 candidates in second list; Sisodia fielded from Jangpura

The party had announced 11 candidates in its first list for the assembly elections.
Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia during a public meeting in the national capital.
Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia during a public meeting in the national capital.(File Photo | PTI)
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NEW DELHI: The AAP on Monday announced its second list of 20 candidates for the Assembly poll, scheduled for February next year. This list involves major changes, as the party has dropped 13 of its MLAs. With the second list, AAP has announced names of 31 candidates for the 70 seats.

Manish Sisodia and Rakhi Bidlan have been assigned tickets from new constituencies: Jangpura and Manipur, respectively, instead of their traditional seats. Avadh Ojha, an UPSC coaching teacher, has replaced Sisodia in Patparganj.

The list also features Jintender Singh Shunty, fielded from Shahdara, and Surinder Pal Singh Bittu, contesting from Timarpur, who recently quit BJP and joined AAP. Additionally, Vikas Bagga and Punardeep Singh Sawhney, the sons of MLAs Krishna Nagar’s S K Bagga and Chandni Chowk’s Parlad Singh Sawhney, have also been named as candidates by the party.

The party had announced 11 candidates in its first list for the assembly elections. It has decided to drop several MLAs, including Sharad Chauhan (Narela), Dilip Pandey (Timarpur), Pawan Kumar Sharma (Adarsh Nagar), Dharampal Lakra (Mundka), Parhlad Singh Shawney (Chandani Chowk), Rajesh Rishi (Janakpuri), Bhupender Singh Joon (Bijwasan), Bhawna Gaur (Palam), Praveen Kumar (Jangpura), Prakash Jarwal (Deoli), Rohit Kumar (Trilokpuri), S.K. Bagga (Krishna Nagar), Ram Niwas Goel (Shahdara), and Adil Ahmad Khan (Mustafabad).

Ram Niwas Goel and Dilip Pandey opted out of the ticket race just before the list was released. Raaj Kumar Anand, who won on the AAP ticket from Patel, resigned from the party.

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