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Congress Releases Another Poll List, Fields Actor Raj Babbar From Gurugram; No Decision On Amethi Yet

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OB Bureau

New Delhi: The Congress party on Tuesday released another list of candidates for the ongoing Lok Sabha polls.

The grand old party has unveiled four candidates in its latest list. Former Union minister Anand Sharma will contest from Kangra in Himachal Pradesh, while Former Una MLA Satpal Raizada has been given a ticket from Hamirpur constituency. Moreover, Bhushan Patil has been named as the candidate for Mumbai North.

Actor-turned-politician Raj Babbar has been fielded from the Gurgaon constituency, completing the list of all the nine seats it is contesting in Haryana. The state sends 10 members to the Lower House of Parliament. Raj Babbar earlier served as a Member of Parliament twice from Firozabad in Uttar Pradesh.

Babbar has been fielded against BJP veteran and Union Minister Rao Inderjit Singh.

The Aam Aadmi Party is fighting for the Kurukshetra seat as a constituent of the opposition INDIA bloc, of which the Congress is also a part.

OB Bureau

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