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Assembly Elections 2005

CANDIDATES LIST

BIHAR

Candidates selected by the Central Election Committee for the ensuing phases of elections to the Bihar Assembly

No Name of Const�cy Candidates
First Phase - 03.02.2005
148 Colgong Sadanand Singh
149 Nathnagar Parvez Jamal
150 Bhagalpur Ajit Sharma
160 Jhajha Smt. Poonam Devi
198 Arrah Satyendra Narayan Singh
201 Buxar Anirudh Pandey
203 Dumraon Basant Singh
206 Sahar (Sc) Nagendra Kumar Vikal
207 Karakat Ramesh Chaubey
208 Bikramganj Chandrama Singh Yadav
209 Dinara Dr Ajay Kumar Singh
211 Mohania (Sc) Kanhaiya Ram
213 Chainpur Diwan Hussain Khan
215 Chenari (Sc) Shiv Jagi Ram
216 Nokha Smt. Jyoti Ranjani
221 Rafiganj Dr Vijay Kumar Singh
222 Obra Radhey Shyam Singh
223 Goh Koukab Kadri
232 Gaya Town Bhim Singh Yadav
233 Imamganj (Sc) Sujit Manjhi
243 Hisua Aditya Singh
Second Phase - 15.02.2005
73 Benipatti Yogeshwar Jha
74 Bisfi Ahmad Hassan @ Dularey
78 Madhubani Satish Chandra Mishra
81 Phulparas Chandraveer Kamath
82 Laukaha Dev Narayan Mandal
92 Hayaghat Ambar Imam Hashmi
93 Kalyanpur Chandrabali Thakur
100 Rosera Vijay Kumar Chaudhary
101 Singhia (Sc) Dr Ashok Kumar
102 Hasanpur Prof. Smt. Sheila Singh
(May/Will Retire)
105 Begusarai Abhay Kumar Singh �Sarjan�
112 Supaul Banshmani Singh
119 Simri Bakhtiarpur Mahboob Ali Kaiser
126 Banmankhi (Sc) Jaykant Paswan
129 Forbesganj Shambhu Nath Mishra
130 Araria Moidur Rahman
131 Sikti Vijay Kumar Yadav
133 Bahadurganj Md. Zahidur Rahman
134 Thakurganj Dr. Md. Javed
136 Amour Abdul Jalil Mastan
139 Purnea Krishna Kumar Mandal
140 Korha (Sc) Smt. Sunita Devi
143 Kadwa Anil Krishna Shah
144 Barsoi Asfaq Kareem
145 Pranpur Gulam Shahid
146 Manihari Mubarak Hussain
163 Parbatta Sushil Kumar
172 Lakhisarai Ashwini Kumar Sharma
173 Sheikhpura Smt. Suneela Singh
174 Barbigha (Sc) Ashok Chaudhary
Third Phase - 23.02.2005
4 Shikarpur (Sc) Udaybhan Paswan
5 Sikta Khursheed Alam
6 Lauria Vishwa Mohan Sharma
7 Chunpatia Bharat Rai
8 Bettiah Ashwini Kumar Mishra
9 Nautan Rameshwar Prasad
10 Raxaul Sagir Ahmed
11 Sugauli Suresh Mishra
13 Adapur Anwar Alam Ansari
18 Kesaria Raj Kumar Prasad
23 Mirganj Babuddin Khan
25 Barauli Adnan Khan
27 Basantpur Kamaldeo Narayan Shukla
30 Mairwa (Sc) Sanjeet Kumar
33 Maharajganj Shivdhari Dubey
34 Raghunathpur Vijay Shankar Dubey
35 Manjhi Ravindra Nath Mishra
40 Jalalpur Chandrama Singh
44 Sonepur Sunil Kumar Singh
52 Vaishali Smt. Veena Shahi
55 Baruraj Shyam Bihari
62 Aurai Prem Chand Mishra
69 Majorganj (Sc) Sanjeev Tony
71 Sursand Dr Ekramul Haq
178 Nalanda Anil Kumar
181 Chandi Prof. Arun Kumar Singh
184 Barh Prof. Umakant Singh
185 Bakhtiarpur Rajan Kumar Yadav
188 Patna West Pandey Sumant Kumar
189 Patna Central Ram Jatan Sinha
190 Patna East Parvez Ahmed
192 Maner Sunil Kumar Sinha
194 Bikram Chandra Prakash Singh

HARYANA

Candidates selected by the Central Election Committee for the ensuing elections to the Haryana Assembly

No. Name of Const�cy Candidates
1 Kalka Shri Chandra Mohan
2 Narayangarh Shri Ram Kishan s/o Shri Lal Singh
3 Sadhaura (SC) Shri Ramjilal
4 Chhachharauli Shri Haji Amir Hasan
5 Yamuna Nagar Dr. (Smt.) Krishna Pandit
6 Jagadhari Shri Subhash Chaudhary
7 Mulana (SC) Shri Phool Chand Mulana
8 Ambala Cantt. Shri D.K. Bansal
9 Ambala City Shri Vinod Sharma
10 Naggal Shri Nirmal Singh
11 Indri Shri Rakesh Kamboj
12 Nilokheri Shri Jai Singh Rana
13 Karnal Smt. Sumita Singh
14 Jundla (SC) Smt Meena Mandal
15 Gharaunda Shri Virender Singh Rathor
16 Asandh (SC) Smt. Raj Rani Poonam
17 Panipat Shri Balbir Pal Shah
18 Sambhalka Shri Bharat Singh Chhokar
19 Naultha Shri Brijendra Singh Kadian
20 Shahabad Shri K.L. Sharma
21 Radaur (SC) Shri Lehari Singh
22 Thanesar Shri Ramesh Kr. Gupta
23 Pehowa Shri Har Mohinder S. Chattha
24 Guhla (SC) Shri Dillu Ram Bazigar
25 Kaithal Shri Shamsher S. Surjewala
26 Pundri Shri Bhag Singh Arya
27 Pai Shri Sajjan Singh Dhull
28 Hasangarh Shri Chakravarty Sharma
29 Kiloi Shri Srikrishan Hooda
30 Rohtak Shri Shadilal Batra
31 Meham Shri Anand Singh Dangi
32 Kalanaur (SC) Smt. Kartar Devi
33 Beri Dr. Raghubir Singh Kadian
34 Salhawas Smt. Anita Yadav
35 Jhajjar (SC) Shri Hariram Balmiki
36 Badli Shri Chhatar Singh
37 Bahadurgarh Shri Rajender Joon
38 Baroda (SC) Shri Rampal Rukhi
39 Gohana Shri Dharampal Singh Malik
40 Kailana Shri Jitender Singh Malik
41 Sonipat Shri Anil Kumar Takkar
42 Rai Shri Ramesh Kaushik
43 Rohat Smt. Krishna Gehlawat
44 Kalayat (SC) Smt. Geeta Bhukkal
45 Narwana Shri Randeep Singh Surjewala
46 Uchana Kalan Shri Birender Singh
47 Rajond Shri Satvinder Singh Rana
48 Jind Shri Mange Ram Gupta
49 Julana Shri Sher Singh
50 Safidon Shri Karamvir Saini
51 Faridabad Shri A.C. Chaudhary
52 Mewala Maharajpur Shri Mahendra Pratap
53 Ballabhgarh Ms. Sharada Rathor
54 Palwal Shri Karan Singh Dalal
55 Hasanpur (SC) Shri Uday Bhan
56 Hathin Shri Jaleb Khan
57 Firozpur Jhirka Shri Azad Mohammad
58 Nuh Shri Aftab Ahmed
59 Taoru Shri Zakir Hussain
60 Sohna Rao Dharam Pal Yadav
61 Gurgaon Dharamvir Gaba
62 Pataudi (SC) Shri Bhupender Chaudhary
63 Badhra Shri Dharamvir
64 Dadri Maj. Nirpender Singh Sangwan
65 Mundhal Khurd Shri Ranbir Singh Mahendra
66 Bhiwani Dr. Shiv Shankar Bhardwaj
67 Tosham Shri Surender Singh
68 Loharu Shri Somvir Singh
69 Bawanikhera (SC) Shri Ram Kishan Fauzi
70 Barwala Shri Randhir Singh
71 Narnaund Dr. Ajay Chaudhary
72 Hansi Shri Amir Chand Makkar
73 Bhattu Kalan Shri Kulbir Singh Beniwal
74 Hisar Shri O.P. Jindal
75 Ghirai Shri Chhatarpal Singh
76 Tohana Shri Paramvir Singh
77 Ratia (SC) Shri Gurdeep Singh Gill
78 Fatehabad Shri Dura Ram
79 Adampur Shri Bhajan Lal
80 Darba Kalan Shri Bharat Singh Beniwal
81 Ellenabad (SC) Shri Mani Ram Keherwala
82 Sirsa Shri Lachhman Das Arora
83 Rori Shri Jagdish Nehra
84 Dabwali (SC) Shri Jagannath
85 Bawal (SC) Shri Bharat Singh
86 Rewari Capt. Ajay Singh
87 Jatusana Shri Yadvendra Singh
88 Mahendragarh Rao Dan Singh
89 Ateli Rao Narendra Singh
90 Narnaul Shri Chandra Prakash, Advocate

JHARKHAND

Candidates selected by the Central Election Committee for the ensuing elections to the Jharkhand Assembly

No. Name of Const�cy Candidates
First Phase - 03.02.2005
21 Barhi Manoj Kumar Yadav
22 Barkagaon Yogendra Sahu
25 Hazaribag Saurabh Narayan Singh
26 Simaria SC Eshwari Paswan
27 Chatra SC Sanjay Paswan
76 Daltonganj K.N. Tripathi
77 Bishrampur Ajay Dubey
78 Chhatarpur SC Vijay Kumar
79 Hussainabad Jyotirishwar Singh
80 Garhwa Amrit Shukla
81 Bhawnathpur Anant Pratap Dev
Second Phase - 15.02.2005
45 Ghatsila ST Pradip Kumar Balmuchu
48 Jamshedpur East Ramashraya Singh
49 Jamshedpur West Smt. Eva Shamim Ahmed
52 Chaibasa ST Vimal Sumarai
54 Jagannathpur ST Mangal Singh Sinkhu
57 Kharsawan ST Smt. Kunti Soy
58 Tamar ST Kalicharan Munda
60 Khunti ST Roshan Kumar
62 Khijri ST Sawana Lakra
63 Ranchi Gopal Sahu
64 Hatia Gopal Narayan Nath Sahadev
66 Mandar - ST Dev Kumar Dhan
67 Sisai ST Shashi Kant Bhagat
69 Bishunpur ST Sheo Kumar Bhagat
70 Simdega ST Niel Tirki
71 Kolebira ST Theodore Kiro
72 Lohardagga ST Sukhdev Bhagat
Third Phase - 23.02.2005
1 Rajmahal Thomas Hansda
5 Pakur Alamgir Alam
9 Jamtara Dr Irfan Ansari
12 Jarmundi Mani Shankar
35 Bermo Rajendra Prasad Singh
36 Bokaro Israil Ansari
39 Nirsa Kripa Shankar Chatterjee
40 Dhanbad Mannan Mallick
43 Baghmara Om Prakash Lal

Sonia Gandhi Assails Jharkhand Govt.

RANCHI: Calling upon the voters to dislodge the BJP-led NDA Government in Jharkhand in next month�s Assembly elections, the Congress president, Smt. Sonia Gandhi, alleged that the State Government had failed to meet the aspirations of the tribal masses. Smt. Gandhi was addressing a meeting at Daltonganj in Jharkhand on 31 January.

Lashing out at the BJP-led NDA Government, the Congress president said Jharkhand was formed to meet the aspirations of the tribal masses who had been exploited for decades in the name of development. But the State went into the hands of forces who have done nothing to improve their lot.

Smt. Gandhi said the present NDA dispensation had not held panchayat elections in the State deliberately. Smt. Gandhi claimed that the Congress, if voted to power in the State, would give priority to holding panchayat elections to ensure proper development of the State.

Pre-Panchyat Poll drive

Rajasthan: The month of December began with the tour of South Rajasthan by Shri Mukul Wasnik, general secretary, AICC. Shri Mukul Wasnik addressed workers� meetings in the districts of Bhilwara and Chittorgarh, Banswara and Dungarpur. The meetings were well attended and the response of the workers was enthusiastic. Both the print and electronic media gave wide coverage to the meetings. Capt. Praveen Davar, secretary, AICC, continuing his tour of districts of Rajasthan, addressed workers� meetings in Churu, Sikar, Dausa and Bhilwara.

The Ajmer DCC organized a three-day training camp and panchayat sammelan at Pushkar on 23 December. The speakers included Capt. Praveen Davar, Shri Narayan Singh, and Shri Ramrajunath Chaudhary. A public meeting to highlight the failures and anti-farmer policies of the state government was held in Chittorgarh on 30 December. Shri Mohan Prakash, special invitee, CWC and Capt. Praveen Davar were among those who addressed the meeting which was attended by nearly 3000 farmers and rural folk.