Delhi polls: AAP announces candidates for all seats, drops 15 sitting MLAs

The party has dropped 15 of its sitting legislators

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AAP released the list of candidates on 70 seats.

Archis Mohan

1 min read Last Updated : Jan 15 2020 | 2:09 AM IST

The ruling Aam Aadmi Party on Tuesday released its list of all 70 candidates for the Delhi Assembly, which goes to polls on February 8. It dropped 15 of its sitting legislators.

New faces on the list include some of those who had unsuccessfully contested the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, including Atishi Marlena, Dilip Pandey, and Raghav Chadha. The party has also given tickets to recent entrants from the Congress, including Shoaib Iqbal and Prahlad Singh Sawhney. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will contest from the New Delhi seat and Manish Sisodia from Patparganj. Pandey will contest from Timarpur, Marlena from Kalkaji,

Topics : Aam Aadmi Party Delhi Assembly Elections Arvind Kejriwal Manish Sisodia BJP

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