NEW DELHI: The All India Congress Committee (AICC) on Thursday announced its list of 21 candidates for the upcoming Delhi Assembly Elections 2025. The party fielded Sandeep Dikshit, son of former Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit, against AAP convener and former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal in the New Delhi constituency.
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is yet to confirm whether Arvind Kejriwal will contest from his New Delhi seat or switch to another constituency.
The list includes candidates from diverse constituencies, such as Aruna Kumari (Narela), Mangesh Tyagi (Burari), and Shivank Singhal (Adarsh Nagar). For the Sultanpur Majra (SC) constituency, Jai Kishan has been selected, while Jay Prakash will contest from Ambedkar Nagar (SC). Senior Congress leader Haroon Yusuf has been fielded from Ballimaran, and Ragini Nayak will contest from Wazirpur.
Other notable candidates include Anil Kumar (Patparganj) against AAP candidate Avadh Ojha, Devender Yadav (Badli), and Abhishek Dutt (Kasturba Nagar). The party aims to strengthen its presence in the Delhi Assembly with this list, showcasing a mix of experienced leaders and new faces.
Full list of candidates released by the AICC:
- Narela – Smt. Aruna Kumari
- Burari – Mangesh Tyagi
- Adarsh Nagar – Shivank Singhal
- Badli – Devender Yadav
- Sultanpur Majra (SC) – Jai Kishan
- Nangloi Jat – Rohit Chaudhary
- Shalimarbagh – Praveen Jain
- Wazirpur – Smt. Ragini Nayak
- Sadar Bazar – Anil Bhardwaj
- Chandni Chowk – Mudit Agarwal
- Ballimaran – Haroon Yusuf
- Tilak Nagar – PS Bawa
- Dwarka – Adarsh Shastri
- New Delhi – Sandeep Dikshit
- Kasturba Nagar – Abhishek Dutt
- Chhatarpur – Rajinder Tanwar
- Ambedkar Nagar (SC) – Jay Prakash
- Greater Kailash – Garvit Singhvi
- Patparganj – Ch. Anil Kumar
- Seelampur – Abdul Rehman
- Mustafabad – Ali Mahndi
