Chattisgarh assembly elections: Ajit Jogi's son, wife in Congress second list

NEW DELHI: Amit and Renu Jogi, son and wife of former Chhattisgarh chief minister Ajit Jogi, figure in the list of 45 Congress candidates for assembly polls in the state. Arun Vora, son of AICC Treasurer Motilal Vora, and Amitesh Shukla, son of late Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shyamacharan Shukla, also have been nominated by the party.

The list indicates the imprint of Ajit Jogi over ticket distribution. Amit has been given nomination from Marwahi-ST, a constituency being represented by his father. Renu has been renominated from Kota.

While Arun Vora has been made a candidate from Durg City, Amitesh is a candidate from Rajim. Leader of the Opposition Ravindra Choubey, senior state leader TS Singhdeo and PCC Coordinator Bhupesh Baghel also have been renominated by the Congress party. Chhattisgarh has a 90-member house. The party has already declared 17 candidates in its first list. After Monday’s announcement, candidates for 18 seats still remain to be named.

The first list featured family members of the three senior party leaders who were killed in a Maoist ambush on May 25. Umesh Patel, son of then state party unit chief Nand Kumar Patel, Devti Karma, wife of Mahendra Karma and Alka Mudaliyar, wife of former MLA Uday Mudaliyar, have been given tickets for the assembly polls.

Umesh Patel, whose brother Dinesh was also killed in the ambush, will fight from Kharsia seat. Devti Karma will contest the Dantewada reserve seat.