Priyanka Vadra Rumour Bust, Ajay Rai Is Congress’ Varanasi Pick Against PM Modi

Congress Releases 4th List of Candidates: With biggest poll battle of year – Lok Sabha Elections 2024 – just around corner, Congress on Saturday released its fourth list of of 46 candidates for LS, putting to rest all unsubstantiated claims of Priyanka Gandhi Vra fighting upcoming general elections against Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency.

Lifting suspense over its probable candidate in Varanasi, Congress has announced that it is fielding party stalwart Ajay Rai to take on challenge against PM Modi in upcoming elections.

Senior Congress leer Digvijay Singh, Karti P Chidambaram are among or party stalwarts whose names figure in fourth list of candidates.

fourth list of names of Congress candidates on 46 seats for Lok Sabha elections, 2024 was finalised during meeting of 'Central Election Committee (CEC)' held under chairmanship of Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge. 

From BJP MLA to Contesting Against PM Modi, Know Who is Ajay Rai?

Congress leer Ajay Rai, who started his career with BJP's student wing ABVP, h contested Uttar Presh Legislative Assembly elections from Kolasla Assembly constituency from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and got elected as MLA three times in a row from seat between 1996 and 2007.

In 2009, he left party and joined Samajwi Party after being denied a Lok Sabha ticket during 2009 Lok Sabha elections. He unsuccessfully contested 2009 Lok Sabha elections, following which he again won 2009 Legislative Assembly by-election from Kolasla constituency as an independent.

He later joined Congress in 2012 and won 2012 Assembly elections from newly created Pindra constituency after delimitation.

Ajay Rai was Congress candidate for Varanasi parliament seat in 2014 and 2019 general elections, who lost to Prime Minister Modi.

Congress's 4th List of Candidates: PM Modi Vs Ajay Rai in Varanasi

In fourth list of candidates, former Mhya Presh Chief Minister Digvijaya Singh has been fielded from Rajgarh Lok Sabha constituency, while Karti P Chidambaram has been fielded from Sivaganga, 

1. Uday Shankar Hazarika from Lakhimpur (Assam)
2. Kuldeep Rai Sharma from A&N Islands (A&N Islands)
3. Kawasi Lakhma from Bastar-ST (Chhattisgarh)
4. Chaudhary Lal Singh from Udhampur (J&K)
5. Raman Bhalla from Jammu (J&K)
6. Guddu Raja Bundela from Sagar (Mhya Presh)
7. Nilam Mishra from Rewa (Mhya Presh)
8. Phundelal Singh Marko from Shahdol-ST (Mhya Presh)
9. Dinesh Yav from Jabalpur (Mhya Presh)
10. Samrat Saraswat from Balaghat (Mhya Presh)
11. Sanjay Sharma from Hoshangab (Mhya Presh)
12. Arun Shrivastav from Bhopal (Mhya Presh)
13. Digvijaya Singh from Rajghar (Mhya Presh)
14. Mahesh Parmar from Ujjain-SC (Mhya Presh)
15. Dilip Singh Gurjar from Mandsaur (Mhya Presh)
16. Kantilal Bhuria from Ratlam-ST (Mhya Presh)
17. Akshay Bam from Indore (Mhya Presh)
18. Rashmi Shyamkumar Barve from Ramtek-SC (Maharashtra)
19. Vikas Thakare from Nagpur (Maharashtra)
20. Dr Prashant Yavrao Pole from Bhandara-Gondiya (Maharashtra)
21. Dr Namdev Dasaram Kirsan from Gchiroli-Chimur-ST (Maharashtra)
22. Angomcha Bimol Akoijam from Inner Manipur (Manipur)
23. Alfred Kanngam S Arthur from Outer Manipur-ST (Manipur)
24. Lalbiakzama from Mizoram-ST (Mizoram)
25. Anil Chopra from Jaipur Rural (Rajasthan)
26. Bhajan Lal Jatav from Karauli-Dholpur-SC (Rajasthan)
27. RLP Candidate from Nagaur (Rajasthan)
28. Sasikanth Senthil from Tiruvallur-SC (Tamil Nu)
29. K Gopinath from Krishnagiri (Tamil Nu)
30. S Jothimani from Karur (Tamil Nu)
31. Dr MK Vishnu Pras from Cuddalore (Tamil Nu)
32. A Karti P Chidambaram from Sivaganga (Tamil Nu)
33. B Manickam Tagore from Virudhunagar (Tamil Nu)
34. Vijay Vasanth from Kanniyakumari (Tamil Nu)
35. Imran Masood from Saharanpur (Uttar Presh)
36. Danish Ali from Amroha (Uttar Presh)
37. Ram Nath Sikarwar from Fatehpur Sikri (Uttar Presh)
38. Alok Mishra from Kanpur (Uttar Presh)
39. Preep Jain itya from Jhansi (Uttar Presh)
40. Tanuj Punia from Barabanki-SC (Uttar Presh)
41. Akhilesh Pratap Singh from Deoria (Uttar Presh)
42. San Pras from Bansgaon-SC (Uttar Presh)
43. Ajay Rai from Varanasi (Uttar Presh)
44. Prakash Joshi from Nainital-Udham Singh Nagar (Uttarakhand)
45. Virender Rawat from Haridwar (Uttarakhand)
46. Piya Roy Chowdhury from Coochbehar-SC (West Bengal)