Congress out with first list of candidates for Rajasthan polls

New Delhi: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and some of his cabinet colleagues including Shanti Dhariwal figure in the list of 63 Congress candidates for the Assembly polls announced by the AICC late on Saturday night.

While Gehlot has been fielded from his pocket borough of Sardarpura, Dhariwal gets renomination from Kota North.

Assembly Speaker Deependra Singh Shekhawat has been fielded from Srimadhopur. Former MPs Vishwendra Singh and Coloneal Sonaram have been made the party candidates from Deeg-Kumher and Baytoo respectively.

Sportswoman Krishna Punia has been made the nominee from Sadalpur while former PCC Chief B D Kalla is from a seat in Bikaner while senior leader Raghu Sharma from Kekri.

Among ministers - Rajendra Pareek will contest from Sikar, Jitendra Singh from Khetri, BK Sharma from Hawamahal, AA Khan from Tijara, Ashok Bairwa from Khandar, Mahendrajeet Singh from Bagidora. Chairman of Rajasthan Finance Commission BD Kalla was also given a ticket and will contest Bikaner (West) constituency.

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Rajendra Gudha, who won the last elections as a BSP candidate and later defected to Congress and became MoS, was made the party's candidate from Udaipurwati constituency.