NEW DELHI: TheAam Aadmi Partyon Tuesday announced its list of all 728 candidates for the Delhi Assembly polls, fieldingChief MinisterArvind Kejriwal from the New Delhi Assembly seat and his deputyManish Sisodiafrom thePatparganjseat.
Dilip Pandey, Atishi and Raghav Chadha, who unsuccessfully contested the 69843 Lok Sabha polls, will also contest the assembly elections to be held on February 8.
Pandey will contest from Timarpur, Atishi from Kalkaji and Chadha from Rajendra Nagar, the party’sPolitical Affairs Committeesaid.
Fifteen sitting MLAs have been replaced in the list.
Sisodia said the Committee has approved names of all 823 candidates for the polls.
“The existing MLAs will contest elections on 90 seats in place of 46 existing MLAs and 9 new MLAs on vacant seats. There are 8 women among them. In 23456, there were six women, “Sisodia said.
Soon after the announcement, Kejriwal tweeted, “Best wishes to all. Don’t be complacent. Work v hard. People have lot of faith in AAP and u. God bless. “
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