{"id":248889,"date":"2022-10-19T09:05:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-19T09:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/?p=248889"},"modified":"2022-10-19T09:05:00","modified_gmt":"2022-10-19T09:05:00","slug":"himachal-polls-bjp-names-candidates-for-62-seats-drops-11-sitting-mlas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2022\/10\/19\/himachal-polls-bjp-names-candidates-for-62-seats-drops-11-sitting-mlas\/","title":{"rendered":"Himachal Polls: BJP Names Candidates For 62 Seats, Drops 11 Sitting MLAs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\" id=\"ins_storybody\"><!-- \n\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\" class=\"sp-cn ins_storybody\" id=\"ins_storybody\">--><\/p>\n<div class=\"ins_instory_dv\"><span itemprop=\"video\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><meta itemprop=\"headline\" content=\"BJP Names Candidates For 62 Seats In First List For Himachal Polls\"\/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"BJP Names Candidates For 62 Seats In First List For Himachal Polls\"\/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"BJP Names Candidates For 62 Seats In First List For Himachal Polls\"\/><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/c.ndtvimg.com\/2022-06\/41prtftg_bjp-generic_625x300_07_June_22.jpg\"\/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2022-10-19T10:03:18+05:30\"\/><meta itemprop=\"embedUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/video\/embed-player\/?id=660803&amp;category=embed&amp;autostart=1&amp;pWidth=650&amp;pHeight=403&amp;embed_type=story&amp;mute=1&amp;autostart=1&amp;mutestart=true&amp;ctitle=1&amp;miniplayer=1&amp;cache=2022\"\/><meta itemprop=\"ContentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/ndtvod.pc.cdn.bitgravity.com\/23372\/ndtv\/19102022_n_HimachalPoll_179446_706006_320.mp4\"\/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"T1M06S\"\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"videoembed\" class=\"videembedload\" src=\"https:\/\/c.ndtvimg.com\/2022-06\/41prtftg_bjp-generic_625x300_07_June_22.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/video\/embed-player\/?id=660803&amp;category=embed&amp;autostart=1&amp;pWidth=650&amp;pHeight=403&amp;embed_type=story&amp;mute=1&amp;autostart=1&amp;mutestart=true&amp;ctitle=1&amp;miniplayer=1&amp;cache=2022\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:100%; height:403px; padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left:0px;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"ins_instory_dv_caption sp_b\">Himachal Pradesh assembly polls have been scheduled for November 12. (File)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><b class=\"place_cont\">New Delhi: <\/b><\/p>\n<p>The BJP on Wednesday released its first list of 62 candidates for the polls to the 68-member Himachal Pradesh assembly, fielding Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur from his current constituency Seraj.<\/p>\n<p>The party dropped 11 sitting MLAs, including a cabinet minister, and changed the seats of two ministers &#8212; Suresh Bharadwaj and Rakesh Pathania.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Bharadwaj, a senior BJP leader in the state and a sitting MLA from Shimla Urban constituency, has been fielded from Kasumpti, while Nurpur MLA Pathania has been given a ticket from the neighbouring Fatehpur.<\/p>\n<p>Minister Mahendra Singh, MLA from Dharampur, has been replaced by his son Rajat Thakur.<\/p>\n<p>The BJP has fielded Chetan Bragta from Jubbal-Kotkhai, who contested as an independent in the by-election after the party had denied him a ticket.<\/p>\n<p>Anil Sharma, son of former Union minister Sukh Ram, has been fielded from Mandi.<\/p>\n<p>The name of former chief minister and veteran party leader Prem Kumar Dhumal did not figure in the list. Party sources said the 78-year-old leader, whose son Anurag Thakur is a Union minister, had conveyed to the party leadership his unwillingness to contest.<\/p>\n<p>The BJP has in some earlier polls refrained from fielding those above 75 years of age.<\/p>\n<p>Eight candidates belonging to Scheduled Tribes figure in the list, while only three seats are reserved under the &#8216;ST category&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Around two-third of the recommended candidates are graduates and post graduates.<\/p>\n<p>The list also features five women candidates, while opposition Congress has named three women among the 46 candidates it has announced so far.<\/p>\n<p>The BJP&#8217;s list was finalised during Monday&#8217;s meeting of the party&#8217;s Central Election Committee, whose members include Prime Minister Narendra Modi among other senior leaders.<\/p>\n<p>Assembly polls in the state are scheduled for November 12 and the last date for filing nominations is October 25.<\/p>\n<p><i>(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/india-news\/himachal-pradesh-polls-bjp-names-candidates-for-62-seats-in-first-list-3444106\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Himachal Pradesh assembly polls have been scheduled for November 12. (File) New Delhi: The BJP on Wednesday released its first list of 62 candidates for the polls to the 68-member Himachal Pradesh assembly, fielding Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur from his current constituency Seraj. 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