Congress releases first list of 144 candidates for MP assembly election

In the list, the party has named state president Kamal Nath from Chhindwara, and it has fielded Vikram Mastal against chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan from the Budhni constituency

Published on: Oct 15, 2023, 10:52:48 IST

By Shruti Tomar

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The Congress party on Sunday released its first list of 144 candidates for the Madhya Pradesh assembly elections, which will be held in a single phase on November 17.

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge (File Photo)

In the list, the party has named state president Kamal Nath from Chhindwara and it has fielded Vikram Mastal against chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan from the Budhni constituency.

Former chief minister Digvijaya Singh’s son Jaivardhan Singh has been fielded from the Raghigath seat.

The party has fielded KP Singh, a five-time MLA from Pichhor, from Shivpuri. The party has also replaced Kantilal Bhuria from Jhabua. Now, Bhuria’s son and youth president Vikrant Bhuria will contest the election from Jhabua.

In its first list for the upcoming MP polls, the Congress has named all sitting MLAs and leaders who lost the previous election by a small margin.

As many as 65 tickets have been given to young leaders, while the party has fielded 19 women candidates.

All senior party leaders, including Govind Singh from Lahar, Jitu Patwari from Rau, Sajjan Singh Verma from Sonkatch, Ajay Singh Rahul from Churhat, Kamleshwar Patel from Sihawal, Lakshman Singh from Chachaura, Jaivardhan Singh from Raghogarh and Vijaylaxmi Sadho from Maheshwar, have been given ticket from their respective constituencies.

Congress media in-charge KK Mishra said, “These names were decided earlier. The real surprise will be seen in the list of 106 that will be released in a few days.”

On Friday, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge chaired a meeting to discuss its probable candidates for the Madhya Pradesh assembly elections and the party’s Central Election Committee held separate meetings on the assembly polls in Madhya Pradesh and Telangana scheduled for November 17 and 30 respectively.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Shruti Tomar
I have spent over a decade chronicling Madhya Pradesh’s political and social landscape, covering politics, investigative journalism, crime, human interest, and government policy, blending sharp insight with ground‑level depth. I have closely tracked three assembly elections, three Lok Sabha elections, leadership transitions in MP while exposing governance lapses, tender irregularities, and flawed policy rollouts. My reports have revealed gaps in the Cheetah project, irregularities in medical education, rigging in recruitment exams, and loopholes in policy implementation. In crime reporting, I have moved beyond FIRs to map systemic patterns — from organised crime networks and gender‑based violence to custodial accountability — balancing urgency with sensitivity. My journalism is defined by a commitment to human interest. I have profiled the marginalised Bancchda community, documented atrocities against tribal groups, and highlighted efforts to preserve their culture through heritage liquor and revival of spiritual practices. I have reported on farmers struggling with failed MSP promises, giving voice to those often reduced to statistics in policy files. Passionate about field reporting, I have reported on rampant sand mining in Chambal and Narmada, pharmaceutical companies supplying medicines under altered names, the dire condition of schools and colleges, the plight of commercial sex workers, and skewed sex ratios in specific districts. Beyond deadlines, and as HT’s state correspondent and assistant editor in Madhya Pradesh, I engage with ministers, farmers, students, and activists, believing the best policy stories begin with a single human voice. A postgraduate in Journalism and Mass Communication, I also hold a diploma in sports journalism.Read More

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