New Delhi, January 14
The Congress today released the list of 15 candidates for the Delhi Assembly elections and has fielded former Union Minister Krishna Teerth from Patel Nagar and Councilor Ariba Khan from Okhla. Congress changed its candidate from Gokulpur (SC) constituency and fielded Ishwar Bagri in place of Pramod Kumar Jayanti. Along with this, the Congress has announced a total of 63 candidates for the 70-member Delhi Assembly elections. Apart from Tirth and Khan, the Congress second list includes Dharmapal Lakra from Mundka, Rajesh Gupta from Kiradi, Kunwar Karan Singh from Model Town, Prem Sharma from Hari Nagar, Harbani Kaur from Janakpuri and Mange Ram from Palam. The Congress had released a list of candidates earlier this month, pitting women’s Congress president Alka Lamba from Kalkaji against Chief Minister Atishi. -News-Patiala