Congress party on Tuesday released the second list of candidates for the forthcoming Maharashtra elections. The latest list of candidates comprises of 52 names in total. Previously, the party has announced 51 names.

Maharashtra polls will happen on October 21. The state will go to polls for its 288 assembly seat. Counting of votes will take place on October 24.

Prithviraj Chavan is set to contest from Karad South assembly seat while Dhiraj Vilasrao Deshmukh will fight from Latur Rural seat.

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The Congress Central Election Committee has selected following candidates for the ensuing general elections to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra. Former Chief Minister of Maharashtra Prithviraj Chavan will be contesting polls from Karad South constituency. pic.twitter.com/dWZZQsFNPA

— ANI (@ANI) October 1, 2019

List of Candidates-

1. Kunal Patil- Dhule Rural
2. Rajesh Ekade- Malkapur
3. Rahul Siddhivinayak Bondre- Chikhli
4. Smt. Swati Sandeep Wakekar- Jalgaon (Jamod)
5. Sanjay Ramdasji Bodke- Akot
6. Vivek Ramrao Paraskar- Akola East
7. Smt. Rajani Mahadev Rathod- Washim (SC)
8. Anirudha Subhanrao Deshmukh- Achalpur
9. Shekhar Pramod Shende- Wardha
10. Raju Devnath Parwe- Umred (SC)
11. Girish Krushnarao Pandav- Nagpur South
12. Vikas Thakre- Nagpur West
13. Sahasram M Karote- Amgaon (ST)
14. Anandrao Gedam- Amori (ST)
15. Dr. Chanda Nitin Kodawate- Gadchiroli (ST)
16. Subhash R Dhote- Rajura
17. Dr. Vishwas Anandrao Zade- Ballarpur
18. Vamanrao B Kasawar- Wani
19. Vasant Chinduji Purke- Ralegaon
20. Adv. SHivajirao S Moghe- Arni (ST)
21. Vijay Y Khadase- Umarkhed (SC)
22. Bhaurao Baburao Patil- Hingoli
23. Sureshkumar K Jethaliya- Partur
24. Gorantyal Kailas Kishanrao- Jalna
25. Dr. Tushar Shewale- Malegaon Outer
26. Shirishkumar vasantrao Kotwal- Chandvad
27. Hiraman Koshkar- Iqtapuri (ST)
28. Shoeb Ashfaque- Bhiwandi West
29. Smt. Kanchan Yogesh Kulkarni- Kalyan West
30. Smt. Radhika Milind Gupte- Dombivali
31. Kumar Shankarrao Khilare- Borivali
32. Arun Vasant Sawant- Dahisar
33. Govind Basantram Singh- Mulund
34. Sunil Bisan Kumre- Jogeshwari East
35. Smt. Ajanta Rajpati Yadav- Kandivali East
36. Kalu Karmanbhai Budheliya– Charkop
37. Yuvraj Mohite- Goregaon
38. Jagdish Amin- Andheri East
39. Jayanti Jivabhai Siroya- Vile Parle
40. Pravin Naik- Mahim
41. Uday Vitthal Phanasekar- Shivadi
42. Hira Navaji Devasi- Malabar Hill
43. Dr. Manish Anant Patil- Uran
44. Smt. Nanda Rajendra Mhatre- Pen
45. Dattatrey Ranganath Bahirat- Shivajinagar
46. Arvind Tukaram Shinde- Kasba Peth
47. Dhiraj Vilasrao Deshmukh- Latur Rural
48. Dilip Rohidas Bhalerao- Umarga (SC)
49. Prithviraj Chavan- Karad South
50. Avinash Shantaram Lad- Rajapur
51. Rahul P Khanjire- Ichalkaranji
52. Prithviraj Gulabrao Patil- Sangli

Important Dates for Maharashtra Polls-

• The detailed notification will be issued on September 27.
• The filing of nominations will begin from September 27 to October 4.
• Scrutiny of applications will be done on October 5.
• Nominations withdrawal can be done till October 7.
• Elections will take place on October 21.
• Counting of votes will be done on October 24.

To see the congress party’s first list of candidates, click here.