After discussing the names of candidates for Delhi Assembly 2025 elections in the PAC meeting, Aam Aadmi Party has released the first list of 11 names. There are six names in this list who have joined AAP from Congress or BJP within the last 25 days. The party has also re-expressed confidence in the three candidates who lost in 2020. Let us know about those 11 faces whom you have included in your first list. There are candidates who had come to the party 3 to 25 days ago and now AAP has given them tickets.
Candidates decided on six seats
The eight seats on which AAP lost in 2020 include Rohini, Badarpur, Laxmi Nagar, Vishwas Nagar, Gandhi Nagar, Rohtas Nagar, Ghonda and Karawal Nagar. Of these, the party has declared candidates on six seats. Candidates have not been announced for only two seats, Rohini and Gandhi Nagar. Whereas in Laxmi Nagar, Rohtas Nagar, Vishwas Nagar, Badarpur, Ghonda and Karawal Nagar the party has decided its candidates. Out of these, AAP’s defeated candidates Ram Singh, Sarita Singh and Deepak Singla have been given a second chance in 2020 on three seats.
1. Brahm Singh Tanwar: Aam Aadmi Party has made Brahm Singh Tanwar its candidate from Chhatarpur. Tanwar was the BJP candidate from Chhatarpur in the 2020 and 2015 assembly elections. Both times he had to face defeat. In the last election, he was defeated by AAP candidate Kartar Singh Tanwar by 3,720 votes. Three-time former MLA Brahm Singh Tanwar joined Aam Aadmi Party on October 31. That is, he has been made a candidate three weeks after joining the party. Brahm Singh Tanwar became MLA for the third time on BJP ticket from Chhatarpur seat in 2013. Earlier, in the 1993 and 1998 assembly elections, he had won from Mehrauli seat. Brahm Singh Tanwar had won both times on BJP ticket. Whereas, in 2003 he lost on Mehrauli seat and in 2008 on Chhatarpur seat, he lost to Balram Tanwar of Congress.
2.Anil Jha: Former BJP MLA Anil Jha has been made AAP’s candidate from Kirari seat in Delhi West district. Purvanchali leader Anil Jha had lost the Kirari seat in 2020 by 5,654 votes. He was defeated by AAP’s Rituraj Govind. Anil Jha joined AAP last Sunday i.e. 17th November. Two-time BJP MLA Anil Jha was successful in winning from Kirari seat in 2008 and 2013. Like in 2020, in 2015 too he was defeated by AAP’s Rituraj Govind.
3. BB Tyagi: Aam Aadmi Party has made BB Tyagi its candidate from Laxminagar seat. The party had to accept defeat on this seat in the 2020 assembly elections. Like Brahm Singh Tanwar and Anil Jha, it has not been even a month since Tyagi joined the Aam Aadmi Party. Tyagi took membership of AAP only on November 4. Tyagi has been a councilor twice on BJP ticket.
4. Zubair Chaudhary: AAP has canceled the ticket of Abdul Rehman from Seelampur seat. Rehman had resigned from the post of President of Minority Cell of Aam Aadmi Party on October 29 itself. In his resignation letter, he had said that he had taken this decision in view of the increasing difference in views. Since then there was speculation about his ticket being canceled. From here the party has made Zubair Chaudhary the candidate. Zubair Ahmed Chaudhary is the son of five-time Congress MLA Matin Ahmed. Zubair had joined Congress along with his councilor wife Shagufta on October 29. Zubair’s father and five-time MLA from Seelampur, Matin Ahmed, had also joined AAP on November 10. Chaudhary Matin Aham has been the MLA from here from 1993 to 2013.
5. Veer Singh Dhingan: The party has given ticket to Veer Singh Dhingan from Seemapuri seat. Veer Singh Dhingan, a three-time MLA, left the Congress Party and joined the Aam Aadmi Party on November 15. In the 2020 assembly elections, AAP’s Rajendra Pal Gautam had won from Seemapuri seat. Gautam had resigned from the party last September and joined Congress. Since then the party was looking for a big face from here. Dhingan had won from Seemapuri seat in 1998, 2003 and 2008 on Congress ticket. Dhingan stood second in 2013 and third in 2015 and 2020. In 2020, he could get only 7,661 votes and his security deposit was also confiscated.
6. Somesh Shaukeen: The party has fielded Somesh Shaukeen on Matiala seat. Somesh Shaukeen left Congress and joined AAP on 18th November. In 2013, 2015 and 2020, Somesh Shaukeen was the Congress candidate from Matiala seat. All three times he had to be satisfied with third place. Whereas, in 2008, Shaukeen had reached the assembly by winning from Matiala on Congress ticket. AAP’s Gulab Singh had won from here in 2020. This time the party has canceled his ticket. Last March, ED raided the premises of Gulab Singh Yadav, who had won from Matiala seat twice in a row.
7. Sarita Singh: AAP has once again fielded Sarita Singh from Rohtas Nagar. In 2020, Sarita had to face defeat on this seat. In that election, Sarita was defeated by BJP’s Jitendra Mahajan. In 2015 also, the contest on Rohtas Nagar seat was between Sarita Singh and Jitendra Mahajan. In that election, Sarita defeated Jitendra Mahajan by 7,874 votes.
8. Deepak Singla: Aam Aadmi Party has once again given ticket to Deepak Singla on Vishwas Nagar seat. This seat went to BJP in the 2020 assembly elections. Then BJP’s Om Prakash Sharma defeated Aam Aadmi Party’s Deepak Singla by 16,457 votes. Even after losing in 2020, the party has once again expressed confidence in Singla.
9. Ram Singh: Badarpur seat was also included in the eight seats on which AAP was defeated in the 2020 assembly elections. The party has once again given ticket to Ram Singh Netaji on this seat. In the last election, Ram Singh was defeated by BJP’s Ramveer Singh Bidhuri by 3,719 votes. Bidhuri is an MP from South Delhi. As far as Ram Singh Netaji is concerned, he is basically a Congress leader. He joined the Aam Aadmi Party in January 2020, just before the 2020 assembly elections.
10. Gaurav Sharma: Ghonda seat is also among the eight seats where AAP lost in 2020. From here the party has given ticket to Gaurav Sharma. Gaurav is the national joint secretary of AAP. Gaurav’s wife is a councilor from Brahmapuri ward.
11. Manoj Tyagi: Aam Aadmi Party also lost on Karawal Nagar seat in 2020. The party has made Manoj Tyagi the candidate from here. In 2020, BJP’s Mohan Singh Bisht defeated AAP’s Durgesh Pathak from here. This party has given ticket to Manoj Tyagi in place of Pathak.
