Cong releases first list of 35 names for Chhattisgarh

     New Delhi, October 23, 2008: Congress today cleared the names of 35 candidates for the Chhattisgarh Assembly election, including that of Leader of Opposition Mahendra Karma.

    The first list, released by Central Election Committee In-Charge Oscar Fernandes here, also included the names of former Minister Ravindra Choubey, Bhupesh Baghel, Momd Akbar, Geeta Devi Singh, Dhanesh Patila, Tamradhwaj Sahu and Badruddin Qureshi.

No and Name of Constituency and name of Candidate

1  39-Saraipali SC Mahasamund Dr Haridas Bharadwaj

2   40-Basna GEN Mahasamund Devendra Bahadur Singh

3   42-Mahasamund GEN Mahasamund Agni Chandrakar

4   56- Sihawa ST Dhamtari Ambika Markam

5   57- Kurud GEN Dhamtari Lekh Ram Sahu

6   59 – Sanjari Balod GEN Durg Mohan Patel

7   60 – Dondi Lohara ST Durg Anita Kumethi

8   61 – Gunderdehi GEN Durg Ghana Ram Sahu

9   62 – Patan GEN Durg Bhupesh Baghel

10 63 – Durg Rural GEN Durg Pratima Chandrakar

11 64 – Durg City GEN Durg Arun Vora

12 65 – Bhilai Nagar GEN Durg Badruddin Qureshi

13 66 – Vaishali Nagar GEN Durg Brijmohan Singh

14 67 – Ahiwara SC Durg Dr Sobharam Banjare

15 68 – Saja GEN Durg Ravindra Choubey

16 69 – Bemetara GEN Durg Tamradhwaj Sahu

17 70 – Nawagarh SC Durg Dehru Prasad Dhritlehere

18 71- Pandariya GEN Kabirdham Momd Akbar

19 72- Kawardha GEN Kabirdham Yogiraj Singh

20 73- Khairagarh GEN Rajnandgaon Motilal Janghel

21 74- Dongargarh SC Rajnandgaon Dhanesh Patila

22 75- Rajnandgaon GEN Rajnandgaon Uday Mudliar

23 76- Dongargaon GEN Rajnandgaon Geeta Devi Singh

24 77- Khujji GEN Rajnandgaon Bholaram Sahu

25 78- Mohla Manpur ST Rajnandgaon Shiv Usare

26 79- Antagarh ST Uttar Bastar Kanker Manturam Pawar

27 80- Bhanupratappur ST Uttar Bastar Kanker Ganga Potai

28 81- Kanker ST Uttar Bastar Kanker Priti Netam

29 83- Kondagaon ST Bastar Mohan Lal Markam

30 84- Narayanpur ST Narayanpur Rajnu Netam

31 85- Bastar ST Bastar Lakheswar Baghel

32 87- Chitrakot ST Bastar Pratibha Shah

33 88- Dantewada ST Dakshin Bastar Dantewada Mahendra Karma

34 89- Bijapur ST Bijapur Rajendra Pambhoi

35 90- Konta ST Dakshin Bastar Dantewada Kawashi Lakhma Ram