The Congress on Tuesday released its third list of 16 candidates for the upcoming assembly polls in Delhi featuring the name of former Union minister Krishna Tirath from Patel Nagar and councillor Ariba Khan from Okhla.
The party has fielded former MLA and senior leader Kunwar Karan Singh from Model Town, Bheesham Sharma from Ghonda, Ariba Khan from Okhla, Dharam Pal Lakda from Mundka, and Krishna Tirath from Patel Nagar, among others. The party also replaced its candidate in the Gokalpur (SC) constituency, fielding Ishwar Bagri in place of Pramod Kumar Jayant.
With this list, the Congress has declared a total of 63 candidates for the elections for the 70-member Delhi Assembly.
Congress leader Rajesh Gupta has been named from Kirari, Jagat Singh from Shahdara, Rajiv Chaudhary from Vishwas Nagar, and Vishesh Tokas R.K. Puram, Prem Sharma from Hari Nagar, Harbani Kaur from Janakpuri and Mange Ram from Palam among others.
