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Congress Fields Andhra Pradesh Chief, YS Sharmila For Kadapa Seat In Upcoming Lok Sabha Elections

The Congress party fielded its chief Andhra Pradesh candidate, YS Sharmila, for the state’s Kadapa seat in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections on Tuesday. The party released another list of 17 candidates.

The sister of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, YS Sharmila was named chief of state’s Congress in January following her announcement of the party’s merger with her YSR Telangana Party (YSRTP).

Five candidates from Andhra Pradesh, three from Bihar, eight from Odisha, and one from West Bengal are on the Congress’s latest list for the Lok Sabha.

Here is the full list of the candidates announced by the Congress:

Andhra Pradesh

Kakinada – MM Pallam Raju
Rajahmundry – Gidugu Rudra Raju
Bapatla (SC) – JD Seelam
Kurnool – PG rampullaiah yadav
Kadapa – YS Sharmila Reddy

Bihar

Kishanganj – Mohammad Jawed
Katihar – Tariq Anwar
Bhagalpur – Ajeet Sharma

Odisha

Bargarh (ST) – Sanjay Bhoi
Sundargarh (ST) – Janardan Dehury
Bolangir – Manoj Mishra
Kalahandi – Draupadi Majhi
Nabarangpur (ST) – Bhujabal Majhi
Kandhamal – Amir Chand Nayak
Berhampur – Rashmi Ranjan Patnaik
Koraput (ST) – Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka

West Bengal

Darjeeling – Dr Munish Tamang

From April 19 to June 1, there will be seven phases for the Lok Sabha elections. The results will be made public on June 4.

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