Telangana Polls: Congress releases third list; fields state unit chief Revanth Reddy against CM KCR

Congress on Monday released the third list of 16 candidates for the upcoming state assembly elections in Telanaga. The party has has fielded state unit chief Revanth Reddy on second seat against Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao in Kamareddy assembly constituency.

The party has replaced two nominees that were announced earlier.

On October 27, Congress released its second list of candidates, comprising 45 names, for the Telangana state assembly polls scheduled to take place next month.


The party has fielded former India cricket captain Mohammad Azharuddin from the Jubilee Hills seat, while Madhu Goud Yaskhi has been fielded from Lal Bahadur Nagar.

The party held its central election committee, led by party chief Mallikarjun Kharge, today to finalise the names of the candidates.

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge chaired the CEC meeting. The party's prominent leaders, like Sonia Gandhi and Salman Khurshid, along with others, were present at the meeting.

Polling in Telangana will happen on November 30 and the result will be declared on December 3. The term of the 119-seat Telangana assembly is coming to end in January second week.

(With agency inputs)