Congress finalises 42 names for Lok Sabha polls
March 17th, 2009 - 6:19 pm ICT by ANIHyderabad, Mar 17 (ANI): The Congress Central Election Committee has finalised the names of candidates for all 42 Lok Sabha seats in Andhra Pradesh, which include Chief Minister Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddys son Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy, who will contest from the Kadapa constituency.
Jaganmohans uncle and Y. S. R. Reddys younger brother Y. S. Vivekananda Reddy currently represent the Kadapa constituency.
A formal announcement of the candidates is likely in two days.
The Congress has decided to retain a majority of the sitting MPs and rejected Rajya Sabha members T. Subbirami Reddy and V. Hanumantha Raos demand for Lok Sabha tickets.
All India Congress Committee Secretary Madhu Yaskhi Goud will again contest from the Nizamabad Lok Sabha seat.
The party has also decided to field sitting MPs from newly-created constituencies.
Senior party leader S. Jaipal Reddy will contest from the Chevella constituency in Greater Hyderabad.
Daggubati Purandeswari, the daughter of Telugu Desam Party (TDP) founder N.T. Rama Rao, will try her luck from the Visakhapatnam constituency.
Sources said Union Ministers Renuka Chowdhary and M. M. Pallam Raju have been re-nominated from Khammam and Kakinada respectively.
L. Rajagopal will contest from the Vijayawada seat, while Anjan Kumar Yadav has been nominated from Secunderabad constituency.
Congress had won 29 seats in 2004 elections.
The party will announce candidates for Assembly Elections after March 23. The state is going for simultaneous polls to the State Assembly and the Lok Sabha April 16 and 23. (ANI)
- Nominations of main candidates in Kadapa in order - Apr 19, 2011
- Congress-YSR Congress face-off in Kadappa Sunday - May 07, 2011
- YSR's widow, brother file nominations for bypolls - Apr 16, 2011
- YSR Congress elated over first win outside Kadapa - Mar 21, 2012
- Andhra chief minister's son gets Lok Sabha ticket - Mar 17, 2009
- Polling begins in Andhra by-polls - May 08, 2011
- Peaceful polling in Andhra by-polls (Lead) - May 08, 2011
- Jagan, mother face namesakes in bypolls - Apr 17, 2011
- Campaigning ends for Kadapa by-elections - May 06, 2011
- YSR party complains to poll panel - Apr 21, 2011
- YSR's son, widow win by-elections by record margins (Third Lead) - May 13, 2011
- TDP suspends MP following meeting with Jagan - May 25, 2012
- Rich politician Jagan has Rs.365 crore assets - Apr 15, 2011
- YSR's son retains Kadapa with record majority - May 13, 2011
- Jagan juggernaut in Delhi, challenges Congress in Andhra - Jan 11, 2011
Tags: assembly elections, central election, chowdhary, formal announcement, india congress committee, jaipal reddy, kakinada, khammam, lok sabha polls, lok sabha seats, nizamabad, pallam raju, rajagopal, rama rao, raos, reddys, renuka, simultaneous polls, union ministers, vivekananda