Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Congress list: Y S Sharmila from Kadapa, Md Jawed from Kishanganj, Tariq Anwar to contest from Katihar; suspense over Amethi and Raebareli continues — Check full list

Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Congress list, General Elections, LS Polls 2024: The Congress party on Tuesday declared a list of 17 candidates for the Lok Sabha polls — its 11th list of candidates so far, and named Mohammad Jawed from Bihar's Kishanganj and Tariq Anwar from Bihar's Katihar and its Andhra Pradesh unit chief Y S Sharmila as candidate from Kadapa.

The grand old party has announced the candidature of former Union minister M M Pallam Raju from Andhra Pradesh's Kakinada.

As far as states are concerned, the Congress has released its list of candidates for eight seats of Odisha, five seats of Andhra Pradesh, three of Bihar and one of West Bengal.

In Bihar, besides Anwar and Jawed, the party has fielded MLA Ajeet Sharma from Bhagalpur.

In Andhra Pradesh, besides Sharmila and Raju, the party has fielded Gidugu Rudra Raju fom Rajahmundry, J D Saleem from Bapatla (SC) and P G Ramapullaiah Yadav from Kurnool.

The party has named Dr Munish Tamang as its candidate from West Bengal's Darjeeling.

With this, the total number of candidates declared by the party so far is 228.

From Odisha, the Congress party has renominated its sitting MP from Koraput (ST) Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka.

In Odisha, besides Ulaka, the party has fielded Sanjay Bhoi from Bargarh (ST), Janardan Dehury from Sundargarh (ST), Manoj Mishra from Bolangir, Draupadi Manjhi from Kalahandi, Bhujabal Majhi from Nabarangpur (ST), Amir Chand Nayak from Kandhamal, Rashmi Ranjan Patnaik from Berhampur.

However, the suspense over the high-profile seats of Amethi and Raebareli continues. Sources stated that the announcement for Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's seat would be made soon. 

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Congress candidates full list 

The Congress party has announced the name of following candidates for the General Elections 20234 to Lok Sabha — 

1 Kakinada (Andhra Pradesh) - M.M. Pallam Raju
2 Rajahmundry (Andhra Pradesh) - Gidugu Rudra Raju
3 Bapatla - SC (Andhra Pradesh) - J.D. Seelam
4 Kurnool (Andhra Pradesh) - PG Rampullaiah Yadav
5 Kadapa (Andhra Pradesh) - Y.S. Sharmila Reddy
6 Kishanganj (Bihar) - Mohammad Jawed
7 Katihar (Bihar) - Tariq Anwar
8 Bhagalpur (Bihar) - Ajeet Sharma
9 Bargarh - ST (Odisha)- Sanjay Bhoi
10 Sundargarh - ST (Odisha) - Janardan Dehury
11 Bolangir (Odisha) - Manoj Mishra
12 Kalahandi (Odisha) - Draupadi Majhi
13 Nabarangpur - ST (Odisha) - Bhujabal Majhi
14 Kandhamal (Odisha) - Amir Chand Nayak
15 Berhampur (Odisha) - Rashmi Ranjan Patnaik
16 Koraput - ST (Odisha) - Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka
17 Darjeeling (West Bengal) - Dr. Munish Tamang

कांग्रेस अध्यक्ष श्री @kharge की अध्यक्षता में आयोजित 'केंद्रीय चुनाव समिति' की बैठक में लोकसभा चुनाव, 2024 के लिए कांग्रेस उम्मीदवारों के नाम की 11वीं लिस्ट। pic.twitter.com/TpMaGKiSdD

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