The BJP on Tuesday released its final list of four candidates for the February 7 Delhi Assembly polls. Besides, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), an ally of BJP too announced the names of its four candidates for the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections.
Former South Delhi Mayor Sarita Chaudhary has been fielded from Mehrauli Assembly segment while three lesser known faces too have been included in the list. Sanjay Singh is the party’s candidate from Vikaspuri seat while State executive member Nandini Sharma and former councillor Rakesh Gulia are the nominees from Malviya Nagar and Greater Kailash seats respectively. Sources said, Sharma and Gulia are handpicks of Delhi Bjp president satish upadhyay who himself has been denied ticket.
Manjinder Singh Sirsa will contest on SAD symbol from the Rajouri Garden constituency, while Harmeet Singh Kalka (Kalkaji), Jitender Pal Singh Shanty (Shahdara) and Avtar Singh Hit (Harinagar) will contest the election on BJP’s symbol, a party spokesman said here.
The SAD had been contesting the four seats in Delhi, and last time it won three seats — Kalkaji, Shahdra and Rajouri Garden. In the last Assembly polls in Delhi, two candidates fought on Akali Dal symbol and two on BJP symbol.
SAD candidate Shyam Sharma who fought on BJP symbol from Hari Nagar lost the polls. This time Akali Dal had put its senior leader Hit from Hari Nagar, but he will contest on BJP symbol, a party spokesman said.The approval to the names was given by SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal, the spokesman added.