Congress leader Kanhaiya Kumar files nomination from North East Delhi Lok Sabha constituency

Congress party leader Kanhaiya Kumar on Monday filed his nomination from North East Delhi Lok Sabha constituency.

The former student leader is set to face BJP's two-time MP from the same constituency and Bhojpuri singer-turned-politician Manoj Tiwari.

Kumar contested the 2019 general election as a CPI candidate from the Begusarai seat in Bihar.


Congress' Udit Raj filed his nomination for the Northwest Delhi seat on Friday and his party colleague Jai Prakash Agarwal filed his nomination for the Chandni Chowk seat on Saturday.

The Congress is contesting the Lok Sabha elections in an alliance with the AAP in Delhi.

As part of the seat-share arrangement, the Congress is contesting three seats while AAP has fielded candidates from four constituencies in the national capital.

North East Delhi Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 7 parliamentary constituencies in New Delhi. It is a general category parliament seat that comprises part of Central Delhi district and entire North East Delhi district and part of Shahdara district.

Manoj Tiwari, secured 53.90 per cent of the votes in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

The Lok Sabha elections in Delhi will be held in a single phase on May 25. Voting in Delhi will be held for 7 Lok Sabha seats. The counting of the votes will be done collectively across the nation on June 4.