Lagatar24 Desk
Bhopal, Oct 25: For the upcoming Madhya Pradesh assembly elections, the Congress party replaced candidates in four assembly constituencies on Wednesday.
The four seats are the Jaora seat in Ratlam district, the Badnagar seat in Ujjain district, the Pipariya (Scheduled Caste) seat in Narmadapuram district, and the Sumawali seat in Morena district.
Ajab Singh Kushwaha has been fielded from the Sumawali seat in lieu of Kuldeep Sikarwar, while Virendra Belvanshi will now run from the Pipariya (SC) seat in lieu of Guru Charan Khare, per the updated list.
In a similar vein, Virender Singh Solanki has been fielded from the Jaora seat in lieu of Himmat Shrimal, and Murli Morwal is running from the Badnagar seat in place of Rajendra Singh Solanki.
The Congress party has earlier changed three of its previously announced nominees with its second list of 85 candidates for the Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections. In its initial list of candidates, the Congress had 144 names for the state.
Of the two lists released, the Congress has granted tickets to 62 OBC candidates to run in Madhya Pradesh. There are 37 seats in the state assembly set aside for Scheduled Castes and 47 seats for Scheduled Tribes. In 2018, the Congress gave tickets to sixty OBC candidates.
Madhya Pradesh is set to hold elections on November 17, and the election results will be announced on December 3. During this process, voters will elect representatives from 230 Assembly constituencies.
