Key Contestant: Ambika Soni

Former Union Minister Ambika Soni is making her debut in electoral politics at the age of 71. The senior Congress leader, known for her proximity to party president Sonia Gandhi, was the information and broadcasting minister in the Manmohan Singh government till 2012, when she resigned to concentrate on strengthening the Congress.

Constituency: Anandpur Sahib
Party: Congress
Age: 71
Education: Post-Graduate
Assets: Rs. 1,180,035,973