Salman Khurshid's wife, Rita Joshi and Pramod Tiwari in UP Congress list for Assembly elections
Khurshid's wife Louis has been fielded from Farrukhabad Assembly seat, which is a segment of the Lok Sabha constituency represented by her husband.
By ET Bureau | Updated:
NEW DELHI: Union Minister Salman Khurshid's wife Louis Khurshid, PCC chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi and CLP leader Pramod Tiwari figure in first list of 73 candidates announced by the Congress for Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections.
Louis has been fielded from Farrukhabad Assembly seat, which is a segment of the Lok Sabha constituency represented by her husband.
Joshi, who had lost the Lok Sabha election from Lucknow to BJP's Kalraj Mishra, has been fielded from Lucknow Cantt Assembly seat, while CLP leader Pramod Tiwari will contest again from his Rampur Khas Assembly constituency.
Congress MP Sanjya Singh's wife Amita and another party MP Praveen Singh Aron's wife Supriya, a journalist-turned politician, will contest from Amethi and Bareilly Cantt seats, respectively.
The list of candidates were finalised by the Congress Election Committee here last Tuesday. The meeting was attended by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, AICC General Secretaries Rahul Gandhi and Digvijay Singh, besides the PCC chief and the CLP leader of the state.
Louis has been fielded from Farrukhabad Assembly seat, which is a segment of the Lok Sabha constituency represented by her husband.
Joshi, who had lost the Lok Sabha election from Lucknow to BJP's Kalraj Mishra, has been fielded from Lucknow Cantt Assembly seat, while CLP leader Pramod Tiwari will contest again from his Rampur Khas Assembly constituency.
Congress MP Sanjya Singh's wife Amita and another party MP Praveen Singh Aron's wife Supriya, a journalist-turned politician, will contest from Amethi and Bareilly Cantt seats, respectively.
The list of candidates were finalised by the Congress Election Committee here last Tuesday. The meeting was attended by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, AICC General Secretaries Rahul Gandhi and Digvijay Singh, besides the PCC chief and the CLP leader of the state.
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