PATNA: Grand Alliance partners RJD and Congress on Sunday announced their candidates for the 5 parliamentary seats going to the polls in the second segment on April 18.
RJD retained its sitting MPs, Shailesh Kumar alias Bulo Mandal from Bhagalpur and Jay Prakash Narayan Yadav from Banka, while Congress named Tariq Anwar from Katihar, Mohammad Jawed from Kishanganj and Uday Singh from Purnia Lok Sabha constituencies.
Addressing a joint press convention of Grand Alliance, RJD state party president Ram Chandra Purbey announced his party’s candidates and the 3 seats given to Congress as part of the seat-sharing association. Later, in the evening, All India Congress Committee (AICC) released the names of total ten candidates, including three from Bihar.
The determination on Bihar nominees was taken by at a meeting of Congress screening committee participants and attended by Bihar Congress incharge Shatkisinh Gohil, state party president Madan Mohan Jha and Rajya Sabha member Akhilesh Kumar Singh, who could also be the chairman of Congress marketing campaign committee in Bihar.
Akhilesh told IdealNews that Congress will even declare the names of its different candidates by March 28-29. “We will try to announce the remaining candidates the same day,” he mentioned.
RJD is contesting 20 out of the entire 40 seats and has left nine for Congress in Bihar. Among the other Grand Alliance constituents, RLSP has got five while HAM(S) of Jitan Ram Manjhi and Vikassheel Insaan Party of Mukesh Sahni were given three seats each.
In Bhagalpur, Shailesh can have an instantaneous combat with JD(U) MLA Ajay Kumar Mandal. In 2014 election, Shailesh had defeated BJP’s Shahnawaz Hussain while JD(U)’s Abu Kaiser had completed third.
Similarly, Jay Prakash had defeated BJP’s Putul Kumari in Banka ultimate time. However, BJP has given Banka to JD(U), which has named Belhar MLA Giridhari Yadav as its candidate. As former MP Putul Kumari has announced her candidature as an independent candidate, Banka is set for a triangular contest this time. Giridhari has represented Banka in the Lok Sabha in 1996 and 2004 elections on RJD ticket.
Tariq had received the 2014 election from Katihar on NCP ticket by defeating two-time BJP MP Nikhil Kumar Choudhary. JD(U)’s Ram Prakash Mahto was third. This time, Tariq will face JD(U)’s Dulal Chand Goswami.
Congress’s Kishanganj candidate Mohammad Jawed is an MLA. Maulana Asrarul Haque, who had received in 2014, died in December ultimate year. Haque had then defeated BJP’s Dillip Kumar Jaiswal while Akhtarul Iman of JD(U) had completed third. Iman is contesting on AIMIM ticket and JD(U) has fielded Mohammad Ashraf.
Former BJP MP Uday Singh alias Pappu Singh is the Congress nominee from Purnia. Uday had received this seat in 2004 and 2009 elections, however misplaced to JD(U)’s Santosh Kumar Kushwaha ultimate time. Congress’s Amarnath Tiwari was third in the fray. This time, too, Kushwaha is contesting on JD(U) ticket.
Constituency —— Candidate
Bhagalpur ———Shailesh Kumar (RJD)
Banka —————Jay Prakash N Yadav (RJD)
Kishanganj ———Mohammad Jawed (Cong)
Katihar ————-Tariq Anwar (Cong)
Purnia ————Uday Singh (Cong)
RJD retained its sitting MPs, Shailesh Kumar alias Bulo Mandal from Bhagalpur and Jay Prakash Narayan Yadav from Banka, while Congress named Tariq Anwar from Katihar, Mohammad Jawed from Kishanganj and Uday Singh from Purnia Lok Sabha constituencies.
Addressing a joint press convention of Grand Alliance, RJD state party president Ram Chandra Purbey announced his party’s candidates and the 3 seats given to Congress as part of the seat-sharing association. Later, in the evening, All India Congress Committee (AICC) released the names of total ten candidates, including three from Bihar.
The determination on Bihar nominees was taken by at a meeting of Congress screening committee participants and attended by Bihar Congress incharge Shatkisinh Gohil, state party president Madan Mohan Jha and Rajya Sabha member Akhilesh Kumar Singh, who could also be the chairman of Congress marketing campaign committee in Bihar.
Akhilesh told IdealNews that Congress will even declare the names of its different candidates by March 28-29. “We will try to announce the remaining candidates the same day,” he mentioned.
RJD is contesting 20 out of the entire 40 seats and has left nine for Congress in Bihar. Among the other Grand Alliance constituents, RLSP has got five while HAM(S) of Jitan Ram Manjhi and Vikassheel Insaan Party of Mukesh Sahni were given three seats each.
In Bhagalpur, Shailesh can have an instantaneous combat with JD(U) MLA Ajay Kumar Mandal. In 2014 election, Shailesh had defeated BJP’s Shahnawaz Hussain while JD(U)’s Abu Kaiser had completed third.
Similarly, Jay Prakash had defeated BJP’s Putul Kumari in Banka ultimate time. However, BJP has given Banka to JD(U), which has named Belhar MLA Giridhari Yadav as its candidate. As former MP Putul Kumari has announced her candidature as an independent candidate, Banka is set for a triangular contest this time. Giridhari has represented Banka in the Lok Sabha in 1996 and 2004 elections on RJD ticket.
Tariq had received the 2014 election from Katihar on NCP ticket by defeating two-time BJP MP Nikhil Kumar Choudhary. JD(U)’s Ram Prakash Mahto was third. This time, Tariq will face JD(U)’s Dulal Chand Goswami.
Congress’s Kishanganj candidate Mohammad Jawed is an MLA. Maulana Asrarul Haque, who had received in 2014, died in December ultimate year. Haque had then defeated BJP’s Dillip Kumar Jaiswal while Akhtarul Iman of JD(U) had completed third. Iman is contesting on AIMIM ticket and JD(U) has fielded Mohammad Ashraf.
Former BJP MP Uday Singh alias Pappu Singh is the Congress nominee from Purnia. Uday had received this seat in 2004 and 2009 elections, however misplaced to JD(U)’s Santosh Kumar Kushwaha ultimate time. Congress’s Amarnath Tiwari was third in the fray. This time, too, Kushwaha is contesting on JD(U) ticket.
Constituency —— Candidate
Bhagalpur ———Shailesh Kumar (RJD)
Banka —————Jay Prakash N Yadav (RJD)
Kishanganj ———Mohammad Jawed (Cong)
Katihar ————-Tariq Anwar (Cong)
Purnia ————Uday Singh (Cong)
RJD, Cong announce nominees for 2nd phase polls
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