Ranchi:

Congress on Sunday announced the candidature of former union minister Subodh Kant Sahay’s daughter Yashashwini from Ranchi and recalled the candidature of legislator Deepika Pandey Singh from Godda.

AICC general secretary KC Venugopal said in a statement that the party’s Central Election Committee has selected Yashashwini Sahay to contest from Ranchi seat, while Pradeep Yadav will replace Deepika Pandey Singh in the race from Godda seat.

On April 16, the grand old party announced Deepika Pandey Singh, Krishna Nand Tripathi and Anupama Singh from Godda, Chatra and Dhanbad respectively as candidates.

It had also announced the names of three candidates on March 27 – Kalicharan Munda, Sukhdeo Bhagat and Jai Prakashbhai Patel, representing Khunti (ST), Lohardaga (ST) and Hazaribagh constituencies respectively.

Pradeep Yadav will contest from sitting BJP MP Nishikant Dubey, while Bermo Mulla Kumar Jaimangal Singh Anupama Singh, wife of MLA Kumar Jaimangal Singh, will contest against Baghmara MP Dulu Mahto.

In Dhanbad, the saffron party ditched incumbent MP Pashupati Nath Singh, who had represented the seat since 2009, and fielded Mahato, who has been dismissed About two dozen criminal cases were filed.

Mahato joined the BJP in 2014 and became a party leader in 2009 on the ticket of former chief minister Babulal Marandi’s Jharkhand Vikash Morcha (JVM). Provincial Member of Parliament.

Tripathi will contest from the Chhatra seat against BJP candidate Kalicharan Singh.

As per the seat-sharing agreement of the JMM-led alliance in the state, the Congress will contest seven seats and the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha five seats. RJD and CPI(ML) are contesting for one seat each.

Jharkhand will go to polls for its 14 Lok Sabha seats in four phases starting from May 13.

In the 2019 elections, the BJP won 11 seats, while the AJSU Party, Congress and JMM won one seat each in the state.

The BJP has announced candidates for 13 seats and has left Giridi to the AJSU party.

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