The Aam Aadmi Party has unveiled its second list of candidates for the Delhi Assembly elections scheduled for next year. This list features the names of 20 candidates, and notably, the AAP has changed the seat of former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia. This time, he will be contesting from Jungpura instead of Patparganj. Meanwhile, Awadhi Ojha, who recently joined AAP, has been given the ticket for Patparganj.
Among others, AAP has fielded Dinesh Bhardwaj from Narela, Surendra Pal Singh Bittu from Timarpur, Mukesh Goyal from Adarsh Nagar, Jasbir Karla from Mundka, Rakesh Jatav Dharmarakshak from Mangolpuri, Pradeep Mittal from Rohini, Punardeep Singh Sahni (SEBI) from Chandni Chowk, Pravesh Ratan from Patel Nagar, Rakhi Bidla from Madipur, Praveen Kumar from Janakpuri, Surendra Bhardwaj from Bijwasan, Joginder Solanki from Palam, and Manish Sisodia from Jungpura.
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AAP's convener Arvind Kejriwal has allocated tickets to Prem Kumar Chauhan from Devli, Anjana Parcia from Trilokpuri, Awadhi Ojha from Patparganj, Vikas Bagga from Krishna Nagar, Naveen Chaudhary (Deepu) from Gandhi Nagar, Padma Shri Jitendra Singh Shanti from Shahdara, and Adil Ahmed Khan from Mustafabad.
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There are three noteworthy names in this list that have been the subject of discussion regarding their ticket allocation. The first is educationist Awadhi Ojha. Speculations were rife about whether or not he would contest elections, and it's now confirmed that he will run from Patparganj, a seat Manish Sisodia has held for the past three terms. In the last election, Sisodia narrowly clinched victory, sparking much debate about his political fate.
The second significant name is Pravesh Ratan, who is from the Jatav community. He joined AAP from BJP, having previously contested from the Patel Nagar (Reserved) seat on a BJP ticket, where he was defeated by AAP's Rajkumar Anand. Interestingly, Rajkumar Anand has now switched allegiances to BJP.
The third prominent name is Jitendra Singh Shanti, who gained attention during the COVID-19 pandemic. He contested from Shahdara on a BJP ticket in the last election, losing to AAP's Ramnivas Goyal. This time, Goyal has announced retirement from election politics.
Earlier, the Aam Aadmi Party announced its first list of 11 candidates, which included six members who recently transitioned from Congress and BJP to AAP.
AAP Releases First List for Delhi Elections, 6 of 11 Candidates are Leaders from Congress-BJP
The candidates in the first list included Brahm Singh Tanwar from Chhatarpur, Anil Jha from Kirari, Deepak Singhla from Vishwas Nagar, Sarita Singh from Rohtas Nagar, BB Tyagi from Laxmi Nagar, Ram Singh from Badarpur, Zuber Chaudhary from Seelampur, Veer Singh Dheengan from Seemapuri, Gaurav Sharma from Ghonda, Manoj Tyagi from Karawal Nagar, and Sumesh Shaukeen from Matiala.
