Jharkhand Assembly Elections: BJP Announces First Candidate List, Champai Soren to Contest from Seraikela

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) released its first list of candidates for the upcoming Jharkhand Assembly elections on Saturday. In a significant move, the party has fielded former chief minister and ex-Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader Champai Soren from the key constituency of Seraikela. Soren, who has held sway over the Seraikela seat since 1991, will be contesting against his former party, Congress, in this election.

In addition, the list revealed that Jharkhand BJP unit president Babulal Marandi will contest from the Dhanwar seat. However, the party has yet to announce its candidate to take on Chief Minister Hemant Soren in the upcoming polls.

The Election Commission recently confirmed that Jharkhand will go to the polls in two phases, on November 13 and 20, with vote counting scheduled for November 23. Meanwhile, INDIA bloc partners, including Hemant Soren’s JMM, have announced that they will contest the elections together.

Other notable candidates include Sita Soren, the daughter-in-law of JMM leader Shibu Soren, who will be contesting from Jama in Jamtara district. Suresh Murmu is set to contest from Jama, a seat held by Sita Soren since 2019.

Jharkhand Assembly Elections: BJP releases first candidate list, Champai Soren to contest from…
The BJP released the first list of candidates on Saturday. The party gave former chief minister and former Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) Champai Soren nomination from Seraikela.

Ranchi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) announced candidates for the upcoming Assembly elections in Jharkhand on Saturday by releasing its first list. As per the list, the saffron party has fielded former chief minister and former Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader Champai Soren from the crucial Seraikela constituency. Notably, Soren has a strong hold on Seraikela seat since 1991. This term, he will contest against his former party Congress.

The list further mentioned Jharkhand unit president Babulal Marandi’s name from Dhanwar seat. however, the saffron party did not disclosed its candidate who will contest against chief minister Hemant Soren.

Hemant Soren on Saturday stated that INDIA bloc partners will contest the Jharkhand assembly elections together.

On Tuesday, the Election Commission held a press conference in Delhi and announced the schedule of the assembly elections in Jharkhand. As per the EC, the state will go to polls in two phases on November 13 and 20. The counting of votes for the assembly polls in the state will be held on November 23.

Sita Soren, a representative from Jama and a previous member of the JMM, will be vying for a seat in the upcoming elections in Jamtara district. Meanwhile, Suresh Murmu is set to contest from Jama, a post that Soren has held since 2019. It’s worth noting Sita Soren has familial ties in politics, as she is the daughter-in-law of the JMM party’s leader, Shibu Soren.

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