The Congress today announced former Madhya Pradesh minister Subhash Sojatiya as its candidate for the Assembly by-election to Garoth constituency in Mandsaur district of the state.
State Congress chief Arun Yadav made the announcement here.
Sojatia had represented Garoth in Assembly in 1985, 1993, 1998 and 2008. In 2013 he lost to BJP's Rajesh Yadav.
Yadav's death sometime back due to illness necessitated the June 27 by-election.
BJP was yet to declare its candidate.
