News Arena

Home

Nation

States

International

Politics

Opinion

Economy

Sports

Entertainment

Trending:

Home
/

cong-leader-anand-sharma-to-contest-ls-polls-from-kangra

Election 2024

Cong leader Anand Sharma to contest LS polls from Kangra

The party picks former MLA Satpal Raizada against Union Minister of BJP, Anurag Thakur on Hamirpur Lok Sabha seat, yet to declare candidates for by-poll in three Assembly segments in HP.

- Shimla - UPDATED: April 30, 2024, 10:17 PM - 2 min read

File Picture: Congress leader Anand Sharma.


The All India Congress Committee on Tuesday fielded senior party leader and former Union Minister for Commerce and Industry, Anand Sharma from Kangra Lok Sabha seat and former MLA Satpal Raizada from Hamirpur in Himachal Pradesh.

 

Anand Sharma's candidature from Kangra comes as a surprise move of Congress party as he hails from Shimla district and has so far been Rajya Sabha MP from Himachal thrice. It would be his first electoral battle for Lok Sabha.

 

Sharma is member of the Congress Working Committee and had been National party spokesman and National Youth Congress President in the past.

 

The former Union minister would face Bharatiya Janata Party's Rajeev Bhardwaj in Lok Sabha poll in Kangra. Bhardwaj is also fighting his first Lok Sabha election. The BJP has denied ticket to sitting MP from Kangra, Kishen Kapoor.

 

In Hamirpur, the Congress has reconsidered to field Satpal Raizada from Una after Deputy Chief Minister, Mukesh Agnihotri and his daughter Aastha Agnihotri turned down the request to contest the Lok Sabha poll.

 

Raizada is close to Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu and is pitted against Union Minister Anurag Thakur in the Hamirpur Parliamentary constituency.

 

The Congress party had declared candidates for Mandi and Shimla earlier this month.

 

The party is now left with the decision on candidates for by-polls to three Assembly segments, including Lahaul Spiti, Dharamshala and Badsar in Himachal Pradesh.

TOP CATEGORIES

  • Nation

QUICK LINKS

About us Rss FeedSitemapPrivacy PolicyTerms & Condition
logo

2025 News Arena India Pvt Ltd | All rights reserved | The Ideaz Factory