NEW DELHI: Former cricketer Mohammad Azharudddin, who joined the Congress last month, was today named by the party as its candidate for Moradabad Lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh. (
Azharuddin, 46, is among 14 candidates declared by the party in the key state where it wants to revive its lost support base by going it alone in the polls.
The former India batsman, who hails from Hyderabad, was inducted in the party last month and there was speculation that he might contest from Tonk in Rajasthan. Apart from Moradabad, his name also figured as a possible candidate from Meerut in UP.
So far, the Congress has announced 53 candidates in the state where its negotiations with the Samajwadi Party for seat sharing collapsed.
Former union minister Sanjay Singh was announced as the candidate from Sultanpur, a constituency neighbouring Rae Bareilly and Amethi from where party president Sonia Gandhi and general secretary Rahul Gandhi will contest respectively.
Two recent entrants to the party — Ramesh Dubey (Mirzapur) and Suryamani Tripathi (Bhadohi) too have been fielded by the Congress. Both of them joined the party early this week.
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Azharuddin, 46, is among 14 candidates declared by the party in the key state where it wants to revive its lost support base by going it alone in the polls.
The former India batsman, who hails from Hyderabad, was inducted in the party last month and there was speculation that he might contest from Tonk in Rajasthan. Apart from Moradabad, his name also figured as a possible candidate from Meerut in UP.
So far, the Congress has announced 53 candidates in the state where its negotiations with the Samajwadi Party for seat sharing collapsed.
Former union minister Sanjay Singh was announced as the candidate from Sultanpur, a constituency neighbouring Rae Bareilly and Amethi from where party president Sonia Gandhi and general secretary Rahul Gandhi will contest respectively.
Two recent entrants to the party — Ramesh Dubey (Mirzapur) and Suryamani Tripathi (Bhadohi) too have been fielded by the Congress. Both of them joined the party early this week.
