Kejriwal to contest against Sheila Dikshit in Assembly elections

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ANI New delhi
Last Updated : Jun 02 2013 | 3:31 PM IST

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal will contest polls from the constituency of Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Diskhit in the upcoming state Assembly elections.

Dikshit has contested elections from New Delhi constituency.

The party held a meeting on Sunday with AAP volunteers to take a decision on which seat Kejriwal will contest.

AAP has already announced the names of 44 shortlisted candidates for 12 constituencies, including Manish Sisodia and Sanjay Singh.

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Kejriwal has earlier carried out protests against Dikshit over various issues including "inflated" electricity and water bills.

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First Published: Jun 02 2013 | 3:05 PM IST

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