Congress Releases First List Of 21 Candidates, Names Ajoy Kumar From Jamshedpur East

Ajoy Kumar, a former police officer and former Lok Sabha MP from Jamshedpur, has been fielded from the Jamshedpur East constituency. He is also the party's in-charge for Tripura, Odisha, and Nagaland.

Rameshwar Oraon, also a former police officer, has held the position of state Congress chief. Among others announced is Shipli Neha Tirkey, who has been fielded from the Mandar constituency, which is reserved for Scheduled Tribes.

Having been elected from the seat in the last assembly election, the party has nominated her again. Her father, Bandhu Tirkey, is the chairman of the Congress's manifesto committee for the Jharkhand polls.