Haryana polls: Congress to contest 89 seats; one left for CPI(M). Full list

Haryana Assembly elections: The Congress aims to unseat the BJP by contesting 89 of the 90 constituencies, running solo after it failed to sign an alliance deal with the Aam Aadmi Party

The Congress, buoyed by its success in the Lok Sabha elections, is determined to oust the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the upcoming Haryana Assembly elections, despite not being able to seal an alliance deal with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).

The Congress will contest 89 seats, while the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] will contest the lone Bhiwani constituency.

Initially hoping to prevent the split of votes, the Congress had indicated intentions to mount a collective fight with the AAP. However, the deal could not be finalised as the two INDIA bloc allies had divergent views on seat-sharing. The AAP, which has no base in Haryana, wanted double-digit seats. However, the Congress was keen on giving only single-digit seats, with some reports suggesting the number to be around five.

Subsequently, the AAP started releasing its own list of candidates (on 89 seats so far) and expressed its plans to contest the polls independently. The BJP has named its candidates on all 90 seats as the deadline to file nominations for the polls is today. The elections will be held in a single phase on October 5.

On the failed talks with the AAP, some Congress leaders have downplayed its impact on the elections, noting that Arvind Kejriwal's party lacks any presence in the state. For context, in the 2019 Haryana Assembly elections, the AAP contested 46 seats but secured less than 1 per cent of the vote share. It did not contest in 2014.

Full list of Congress candidates contesting the Haryana elections:

Serial No.	Candidate	Constituency
1	Aditya Surjewala	Kaithal
2	Parimal Pari	Ambala Cantt
3	Sachin Kundu	Panipat Rural
4	Satbir Dublain	Narwana (SC)
5	Rohit Nagar	Tigaon
6	Sarva Mitra Kamboj	Rania
7	Naresh Selwal	Uklana (SC)
8	Jasbir Singh	Narnuad
9	Bhupinder Singh Hooda	Garhi Sampla-Kiloi
10	Udai Bhan	Hodal
11	Vinesh Phogat	Julana
12	Balbir Singh	Israna (SC)
13	Mewa Singh	Ladwa
14	Chander Mohan	Panchkula
15	Nirmal Singh	Ambala
16	Pooja Chaudhary	Maulana
17	Akram Khan	Jagadhri
18	Rahul Makkar	Hansi
19	Manisha Sangwan	Dadri
20	Jagdish Yadav	Kosli
21	Lakhan Kumar Singhla	Faridabad
22	Ashok Arora	Thanesar
23	Kuldeep Sharma	Ganaur
24	Brijendra Singh	Uchana Kalan
25	Paramvir Singh	Tohana
26	Anirudh Chaudhary	Tosham
27	Balram Dangi	Meham
28	Manju Choudhary	Nangal Chaudhary
29	Vardhan Yadav	Badshahpur
30	Mohit Grover	Gurugram
31	Anil Mann	Nalwa
32	Rajbir Singh Fartiya	Loharu
33	Sombir Singh (Sheoran)	Badhra
34	Pradeep Narwal	Bawani Khera (SC)
35	Smt. Anita Yadav	Ateli
36	Rao Narinder Singh	Narnaul
37	Dr. M.L. Ranga	Bawal (SC)
38	Smt. Pearl Chaudhary	Pataudi (SC)
39	Mohd. Israil	Hathin
40	Karan Dalal	Palwal
41	Raghubir Tewatia	Prithla
42	Vijay Pratap	Badhkal
43	Smt. Parag Sharma	Ballabgarh
44	Rakesh Kumar Kamboj	Indri
45	Smt. Sumita Virk	Karnal
46	Virender Singh Rathore	Gharaunda
47	Varinder Kumar Shah	Panipat City
48	Jai Bhagwan Antil	Rai
49	Mahabir Gupta	Jind
50	Balwan Singh Daulatpuria	Fatehabad
51	Jarnail Singh	Ratia
52	Gokul Setia	Sirsa
53	Bharat Singh Beniwal	Ellenabad
54	Chander Parkash	Adampur
55	Ram Niwas Ghorela	Barwala
56	Ram Niwas Rara	Hisar
57	Raman Tyagi	Yamunanagar
58	Mandeep Singh Chatha	Pehowa
59	Vikas Saharan	Kalayat
60	Smt. Pooja Chaudhary	Mulana (SC)
61	Pradeep Chaudhary	Kalka
62	Smt. Shalley Chaudhary	Naraingarh
63	Smt. Renu Bala	Sadhaura (SC)
64	Bishan Lal Saini	Radaur
65	Dharam Singh Chhoker	Samalkha
66	Ram Karan	Shahbad (SC)
67	Dharm Pal Gondar	Nilokheri (SC)
68	S. Shamsher Singh Gogi	Assandh
69	Jaiveer Singh	Kharkhauda (SC)
70	Surender Panwar	Sonipat
71	Jagbir Singh Malik	Gohana
72	Induraj Singh Narwal	Baroda
73	Subhash Gangoli	Safidon
74	Shishpal Singh	Kalanwali (SC)
75	Amit Sihag	Dabwali
76	Bharat Bhushan Batra	Rohtak
77	Smt. Shakuntla Khatak	Kalanaur (SC)
78	Rajinder Singh Joon	Bahadurgarh
79	Kuldeep Vats	Badli
80	Neeraj Sharma	Faridabad NIT
81	Smt. Geeta Bhukkal	Jhajjar (SC)
82	Dr. Raghuvir Singh Kadian	Beri
83	Rao Dan Singh	Mahendragarh
84	Chiranjeev Rao	Rewari
85	Aftab Ahmed	Nuh
86	Mamman Khan	Ferozepur Jhirka
87	Mohd. Ilyas	Punahana
88	Udai Bhan	Nodal (SC)
89	Rohtash Khatana	Sohna