Gurugram Elections: Congress Reveals Mayor and Councillor Candidates
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Synopsis
On February 16, Congress announced its candidates for the Gurugram municipal elections, following BJP's previous candidate reveal. The elections are set for March 2, with a total of 29 Councillor candidates listed by Congress for the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram.
Key Takeaways
- Congress released a list of 29 ward councillor candidates for MCG.
- BJP announced its candidates for both MCG and MMC.
- Civic polls in Gurugram are scheduled for March 2.
- Nomination submissions will continue until February 17.
- Voting will occur from 8 am to 6 pm on election day.
Gurugram, Feb 16 (NationPress) Following the BJP's recent announcement regarding candidates for the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) elections, the Congress party unveiled its list of 29 ward councillor candidates for MCG on Sunday evening.
In addition, the BJP disclosed the names of all 20 ward councillor candidates for the Manesar Municipal Corporation (MMC) on the same day.
However, the Congress has yet to reveal its candidates for MMC.
Sunder Lal Surpanch of Sikanderpur Badha village is set to contest for the mayor position under the BJP banner for MMC. Rajrani Malhotra will run on the BJP's mayor ticket, which was announced on Friday night, while Seema Pahuja will be the Congress candidate for the mayoral role in MCG.
According to the BJP’s list for MMC, the candidates include Madan Lal Saini from Ward 1, Reena Chauhan from Ward 2, Ruchi from Ward 3, Deepu Sharma from Ward 4, Dinesh Yadav from Ward 5, Bal Krishan from Ward 6, Rohit Chauhan from Ward 7, Satyadev Sarpanch from Ward 8, Jyoti Verma from Ward 9, Devender Yadav from Ward 10, and Ravi Yadav from Ward 11.
Other BJP candidates are Jaipal Singh from Ward 12, Mohit Yadav from Ward 13, Santkala from Ward 14, Kiran Devi from Ward 15, Suraj Bhan from Ward 16, Navita from Ward 17, Reena Yadav from Ward 18, Reena Yadav from Ward 19, and Pratap Singh from Ward 20.
The Congress candidates for MCG include Yogesh Lohiya from Ward 1, Kamlesh Yadav from Ward 2, Ankit Yadav from Ward 3, Jaipal Chaudhary from Ward 4, Poonam Kashyap from Ward 5, Satpal Jangu from Ward 6, Shakti Kataria from Ward 7, Prahlad Singh from Ward 8, Satpal Sharma from Ward 9, Rajiv Yadav from Ward 10, and Anita Saini from Ward 12.
Additional Congress candidates are Rajesh Kumar Yadav from Ward 13, Raj Kumar Yadav from Ward 14, Ravinder Valmiki from Ward 16, Sudesh Kumari from Ward 17, Luxmi Nirala from Ward 18, Rohit Raghav from Ward 19, Munesh Devi Yadav from Ward 21, Harvinder Singh from Ward 22, Zile Singh Yadav from Ward 23, and Monika Verma from Ward 26.
Moreover, Shyam Lal Julaha from Ward 28, Poonam from Ward 29, Chanchal Verma from Ward 30, Rekha Saini from Ward 31, Pawan Pahuja from Ward 32, Sukhmanti Koli from Ward 34, Inderpal Sahu from Ward 35, and Nishit Kataria from Ward 36 are also included.
The Congress party is still finalizing candidates for Wards 11, 15, 20, 24, 25, 27, and 33. Notably, Nishit Kataria, from Ward 36, is the son of former Haryana minister Sukhbir Kataria.
The civic elections are scheduled to occur in a single phase on March 2, with vote counting to take place on March 12.
Candidates can submit their nominations until February 17, with papers accepted between 11 am and 3 pm on working days, excluding holidays.
Nominations will be scrutinized on February 18, and candidates can withdraw their nominations on February 19 from 11 am to 3 pm.
Voting is set for March 2 from 8 am to 6 pm, with vote counting commencing on March 12.
