Wednesday , December 25 2024

Haryana Congress releases list of 31 candidates, Vinesh Phogat gets ticket | News India

Congress has released its first list of candidates for the Haryana Assembly elections. The party has fielded wrestler Vinesh Phogat from Julana. Bhupinder Singh Hooda from Garhi Sampla-Kiloi, Rao Dan Singh from Mahendragarh, Aftab Ahmed from Nuh, Uday Bhan from Hodal and sitting MLA Kuldeep Vats from Badali have been given tickets.

After the first list of 31 candidates was released, the name of another candidate has been released. Congress has made Balbir Singh its candidate from Israna (SC) seat. So far, the names of 32 candidates have been released. Congress has made Vinesh Phogat its candidate from Julana assembly. In such a situation, the contest has become interesting with Vinesh entering the fray.

JJP leader Amar Jeet Danda contested from Julana in 2019 and got 61942 votes and BJP got 37749 votes and JJP won by 24193 votes. JJP managed to lock the assembly in 2019 and ruled in alliance with BJP for four and half years and JJP leader Dushyant Chautala was the Deputy Chief Minister.

Now Congress is looking strong from Julana assembly constituency. The party has fielded Olympic athlete Vinesh Phogat from Julana assembly constituency. Vinesh Phogat was disqualified from the final match of Paris Olympics due to being 100 grams overweight. MP Deepender Singh Hooda welcomed Vinesh Phogat at Delhi airport on her return to India.

Let us tell you that wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia joined the Congress on Friday. Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang met Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge at his residence at 10, Rajaji Marg. After this, they joined the AICC. At the headquarters, they joined the Congress in the presence of Congress General Secretary in-charge Organization KC Venugopal, AICC General Secretary in-charge Haryana Deepak Baria, Haryana Congress President Uday Bhan and Congress Media and Publicity Department Chief Pawan Khera.