JD(U) tickets for film-maker Prakash Jha, Amrapali group chief

The Janata Dal United JD (U) on Sunday released its second list of 37 candidates for Lok Sabha polls. A day after the JD(U) announced the first list, party chief Sharad Yadav named the candidates for the remaining 32 constituencies.

Updated on: Mar 16, 2014, 23:59:58 IST

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The Janata Dal United JD (U) on Sunday released its second list of 37 candidates for Lok Sabha polls.

A day after the JD(U) announced the first list, party chief Sharad Yadav named the candidates for the remaining 32 constituencies.

While film-maker Prakash Jha has been nominated for the West Champaran seat, Anil Kumar Sharma, chairman and managing director of Amrapali Group of industries, has been fielded from the Jehanabad constituency.

Party president Sharad Yadav will contest from Madhepura.

The party has given tickets to its sitting parliamentarians — Ram Sunder Das from Hajipur, Arjun Rai from Sitamarhi, Dinesh Chandra Yadav from Khagaria, Ranjan Prasad Yadav from Pataliputra, and Meena Singh from Ara constituency.

Sharad Yadav will contest against Rashtriya Janata Dal candidate Pappu Yadav, and Ram Sundar Das will contest against Lok Janshakti Party chief Ram Vilas Paswan.

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