Himachal Pradesh Assembly election 2022: BJP's list of 62 candidates out

The list, which features five women candidates, was finalised in Monday's meeting of the party's Central Election Committee, whose members include Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other senior leaders.

Updated on: Oct 19, 2022, 09:38:37 IST

By HT News Desk | Written by Kunal Gaurav

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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday released a list of 62 candidates for the upcoming Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections. The list was released a day after the meeting of BJP's central election committee chaired by party president Jagat Prakash Nadda concluded. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union home minister Amit Shah were present in the meeting along with other members of the party's election committtee. (Also Read | Himachal Pradesh election schedule)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief JP Nadda at the party's central election committee meeting.

Himachal Pradesh chief minister Jai Ram Thakur will contest from Seraj constituency.

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On Tuesday, Congress released its first list of 46 candidates for Himachal Pradesh Asssembly polls, scheduled for November 12. The grand old party fielded its legislature party leader Mukesh Agnihotri from Haroli in Una district.

The former state Congress chiefs Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu and Kuldeep Singh Rathore will contest the state elections from Nadaun and Theog constituency, respectively. Former state minister and former All India Congress Committee (AICC) secretary Asha Kumari has been fielded from her Dalhousie seat.

Last week, the Election Commission of India announced the schedule for the Assembly election in Himachal Pradesh. Voting for Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections will take place on November 12, and the counting of votes will be held on December 8. Filing of nominations will start on October 17 and continue till October 25, with withdrawal allowed till October 29.

The BJP 44 won seats in 2017 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections, restricting the Congress Party to 21 seats. At present, the Himachal Pradesh legislative assembly has 45 BJP MLAs, while Congress has 22 and CPI(M) has one MLA.

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