Madhya Pradesh bypolls: Congress declares first list of 15 candidates

NEW DELHI: The Congress on Friday declared its first list of 15 candidates for the upcoming by-elections for 27 seats in Madhya Pradesh.
The pending by-elections to one Lok Sabha and 64 assembly seats spread across 15 states and the Bihar assembly polls will be held "around the same time", according to the Election Commission (EC).
Among the 64 vacant assembly seats, 27 are in Madhya Pradesh.Most of these 27 seats fell vacant when rebel Congress members resigned from the party and the assembly to join the BJP.
Congress president Sonia Gandhi has approved the proposal for the candidature of 15 people as party candidates for the forthcoming by-elections in Madhya Pradesh, according to a party statement.
The bypoll candidates have been declared for most of the constituencies in Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior-Chambal region.
Here's the list of Congress candidates:
Ravindra Singh Tomar - Dimani assembly constituency
Satyaprakash Shekarwar - Ambah(SC)
Mevaram Jatav - Gohad (SC)
Sunil Sharma - Gwalior
Suresh Raje - Dabra(SC)
Phul Singh Baraiya - Bhander(SC)
Pragilal Jatav - Karera(SC)
Kanhaiyalal Agrawal - Bamori
Asha Dohre - Ashok Nagar(SC)
Vishwanath Singh Kunjam - Anuppur(ST)
Madanlal Choudhary Ahirwar - Sanchi(SC)
Vipin Wankhede - Agar(SC)
Rajveer Singh Baghel - Hatpipalya
Ram Kishan Patel - Nepanagar(ST)
Premchand Guddu - Sanwer(SC)