2018 Chhattisgarh Assembly Elections Nov 12 & Nov 20,2018 - Congress Releases First List of 12 Candidates For Phase I Election to be held on Nov 12,2018

The Congress on Thursday Oct 18,2018  released its first list of 12 candidates for the first phase of assembly elections in Chhattisgarh on November 12,2018

Seven sitting MLAs figure in the party's list for these 12 seats which lie in the Naxal-affected Bastar region.

Shankar Dhruwa, MLA of Kanker, has been denied the ticket this time.


The Central Election Committee of the party announced the names of 12 candidates in Delhi, Chhattisgarh Congress's communication wing head Shailesh Nitin Trivedi said.

Sitting MLAs who have been re-nominated from their seats are -- Kawasi Lakhma from Konta seat (reserved for Scheduled Tribe), Devti Karma from Dantewada (ST), Mohan Lal Markam from Kondagaon (ST), Santram Netam from Keshkal (ST), Manoj Singh Mandavi from Bhanupratppur (ST), Deepak Baij from Chitrakot (ST) and Lakheshwar Baghel from Bastar (ST).

ANI ✔ @ANI

Congress releases list of 12 candidates for the elections to the legislative assembly of #Chhattisgarh .

7:00 PM - Oct 18, 2018