Jharkhand Assembly polls: BJP releases 2nd list, fields Gamliyel Hembrom from Barhait against Hemant Soren

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday released its second list of candidates for the upcoming Jharkhand assembly elections. The saffron party announced candidates for two assembly constituencies including Barhait (ST) and Tundi.

From the Barhait (ST) seat under Sahibganj district, the party had fielded Gamliyel Hembrom who will take on Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren. Vikash Mahato is the other candidate on the list who will contest from the Tundi assembly seat under the Dhanbad district.

Hembrom contested the 2019 assembly elections from Barhait seat on an AJSU ticket and ended fourth with 2,573 votes.