Congress declares candidates for Assam and Madhya Pradesh assembly bypolls
Image Source : FILE PHOTO Representative image Assembly by-polls: Congress on Sunday (October 20) announced candidates for the November 13 by-elections to assembly constituencies in Assam and Madhya Pradesh. The party declared candidates for four out of five seats in Assam and two seats in Madhya Pradesh. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has approved the proposals to nominate the candidates for the bye-elections to the Legislative Assemblies of Assam and Madhya Pradesh. Check full list of candidates For Assam bypolls, Congress has announced Dhrubajyoti Purakayastha (Dholai-SC) constituency, Sanjib Warle for Sidi (ST), Brajenjit Sinha for Bongaigaon and Tanzil Hussain for Samaguri. For Madhya Pradesh bypolls, Mukesh Malhotra and Rajkumar Patel will be contesting from Vijaypur and Budhni constituencies respectively. Assembly by-polls The bypolls in Budhni and Vijaypur assembly constituencies in Sehore and Sheopur districts, respectively, in Madhya Pradesh will be held on November 13 and votes will be counted on November 23. The bye-election to the Budhni assembly seat was necessitated following the resignation of Shivraj Singh Chouhan, who won from the Vidisha Lok Sabha seat earlier …
