Assembly polls: Heavyweights in the fray

New Delhi: People in three states - Maharashtra, Haryana and Arunachal Pradesh - are voting in the Assembly elections on Tuesday.

These elections are the first crucial test of popularity for major political parties after the Lok Sabha polls.

Here is a list of heavyweight candidates in the fray:

In Maharashtra:

Ashok Chavan of Congress, Bhokar, (CM)
Chhagan Bhujbal, NCP, Yevla, (Deputy CM)
Kripashankar Singh, Kalina (City Congress president)
Sachin Ahir, Worli (Mumbai NCP chief)
Ajit Pawar of NCP, Baramati, (Water Resources Minister)
Ramdas Kadam, Guhagarh, (Senior Sena leader)
Jayant Patil of NCP, Islampur (State Home Minister)
RR Patil, Tasgaon (NCP State president)
Dagdu Sakpal, Shivadi (Shiv Sena old timer, has won twice before)
Bala Nandgaokar, Shivadi (3 time MLA with Shiv Sena)

In Haryana:

Congress
Bhupinder Singh, Hooda CM (Kiloi-Garhi Sampla)
Ranvir Singh Mahindra, Barda, (former BCCI chief; Bansilal's son)
Kiran Chowdhary, Toshma ( Haryana minister, Shruti Choudhary's mother)
Kailaso Saini, Kurukshetra (former MP from Kurukshetra)
Savitri Jindal, Hissar (State Revenue Minister)

Haryana Janhit Congress
Kuldeep Bishnoi, Adampur (former CM Bhajanlal's son),
Jasma Devi, Nalwa ( Bhajanlal's wife)

INLD
Om Prakash Chautala, Uchana & Elnabad (Former CM)
Ajai Chautala, Dabwali (Former MP, son of Om Prakash Chautala)
Yograj singh, Panchkula (Yuvraj Singh's dad)

BJP
Krishnpal Gujjar, Tigaon (State BJP chief)
Ramvilas Sharma, Mahindergarh