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LS polls: Cong names 16 more candidates; Vikramaditya Singh to contest from Mandi

New Delhi, AprIL 13 (UNI) The Indian National Congress on Saturday released a list of 16 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, with prominent names being Vikramaditya Singh from Mandi Constituency of Himachal Pradesh and Manish Tewari from Chandigarh.
The candidates have been selected from Chandigarh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh and Odisha.
Giving the information, AICC general secretary KC Venugopal said the candidates were selected by the party's Central Election Committee.
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‘New chapter’ in India’s space journey: Cabinet hails Shukla’s return from ISS

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