Congress confirms five Lok Sabha, 114 assembly candidates for elections in Andhra Pradesh

Elections for the 175-member Assembly and 25 Lok Sabha seats in Andhra Pradesh are scheduled for May 13 and the counting of votes is slated for June 4.

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge with party leaders Sonia Gandhi and KC Venugopal during the Congress Central Election Committee (CEC) meeting for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, at AICC headquarters in New Delhi, Monday, April 1, 2024. Photo | PTI

AMARAVATI/NEW DELHI: Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee President YS Sharmila said on Monday that five Lok Sabha and 114 Assembly candidates have been confirmed for the ensuing polls in the state.

Sharmila, who is attending the Congress central election committee meeting at the AICC office in New Delhi said these candidates were finalised in the meeting today.

"The names of remaining candidates will be confirmed soon. The first list of candidates could be released tomorrow," said Sharmila in a press release.

The Communist Party of India (CPI), Congress and CPI (M) are INDIA bloc partners in Andhra Pradesh.

Elections for the 175-member Assembly and 25 Lok Sabha seats in Andhra Pradesh are scheduled for May 13 and the counting of votes is slated for June 4.

आज कांग्रेस अध्यक्ष श्री @kharge, CPP चेयरपर्सन श्रीमती सोनिया गांधी जी और महासचिव (संगठन) श्री @kcvenugopalmp की मौजूदगी में लोकसभा चुनाव से जुड़ी CEC की महत्वपूर्ण बैठक हुई।

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