The Aam Aadmi Party has added 20 more names to its list of candidates contesting the upcoming Delhi assembly election. The second list released on Monday comes around two weeks after the first list which was released on November 21. lodi 646

With the date for the Delhi polls yet to be announced by the Election Commission, the ruling party has announced 31 names so far - 11 in the first list and 20 in the second.

In the second list, the ruling party has fielded senior party leader Manish Sisodia from the Jangpura seat, moving him from Patparganj seat. Sisodia has been replaced by Educator Avadh Ojha, who has recently joined the party.

The list also includes the names of Jintender Singh Shunty (fielded from Shahdara) and Surinder Pal Singh Bittu (Timarpur), who recently quit the BJP to join the AAP.

Shunty replaces sitting AAP MLA and Speaker in the outgoing Assembly Ram Niwas Goel, while Surinder Bittu has been fielded in place of Dilip Pandey, AAP's chief whip in the house.

The first list of candidates included six turncoats such as former Bharatiya Janata Party leaders Brahm Singh Tanwar, Anil Jha, and BB Tyagi and former Congress leaders Chaudhry Zubair Ahmad, Veer Dhingan and Sumesh Shokeen.

Brahm Singh Tanwar - Chhatarpur

Anil Jha - Kirari

Deepak Singhla - Vishwas Nagar

Sarita Singh - Rohtas Nagar

BB Tyagi - Laxmi Nagar

Ram Singh Netaji - Badarpur

Chaudhary Zubair Ahmad - Seelampur

Veer Singh Dhingan - Seemapuri

Gaurav Sharma - Ghonda

Manoj Tyagi - Karawal Nagar

Sumesh Shokeen - Matiala

Manish Sisodia - Jangpura

Joginder Solanki - Palam

Surendar Bharadwaj - Bijwasan

Pravin Kumar - Janakpuri

Rakhi Bidlan - Madipur

Pravesh Ratan - Patel Nagar

Punardeep Singh Sawhney (Saby) - Chandni Chowk

Pradeep Mittal - Rohini

Mangolpuri - Rakesh Jatav Dharamrakshak

Jasbir Karala - Mundka

Mukesh Goel - Adarsh Nagar

Surender Pal Singh Bittu - Timarpur

Dinesh Bhardwaj - Narela

Prem Kumar Chauhan - Deoli

Anjana Parcha - Trilokpuri

Avadh Ojha - Patparganj

Vikas Bagga - Krishna Nagar

Naveen Choudhary (Deepu) - Gandhi Nagar

Padamshri Jitender Singh Shunty - Shahdara

Adil Ahmad Khan - MustafabadThe

AAP's first list of candidates comes after former transport minister and AAP member Kailash Gahlot resigned from the party and joined the BJP.

Delhi Assembly elections were scheduled to be held in 2025. However, due to the resignation of Arvind Kejriwal, the AAP supremo called for early elections as he stepped down from the post.

Election Commission of India is expected to announce the date of the Delhi polls soon. As per reportslodi 646, the assembly elections across the national capital are expected to be held by February 2025.

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