Prayagraj: Names of 85 ticket aspirants sent to Congress high command

PRAYAGRAJ: As many as 85 aspirants have sought ticket from the Congress party to contest 2022 state elections in the Prayagraj district that has 12 assembly seats.

The highest number of aspirants are from Phulpur assembly seat where 15 leaders are seeing ticket while the City North assembly segment found just two ticket-seekers, the lowest.

UPCC

general secretary

Mukund Tiwari

, who has also sought ticket to contest polls from City North assembly segment, told TOI, “A total of 85 aspirants have sought tickets from the party to contest polls in the district comprising 12 assembly seats. The list of aspirants has been dispatched to the party high command for consideration.”

There are eight aspirants from Phaphamau, 10 in Pratappur, seven in Handia, 11 in Soroan, five in Meja, four in Koraon, four in Bara, four in Karchana, five in City South and 10 in City West.

The party had made it mandatory for ticket seekers to fill application for 2022 assembly election ticket by depositing Rs 11,000 in the party fund, Tiwari added.

Majority of aspirants have deposited the fund with

Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee

and others at district and city offices, he said.

A three-member panel, including member of Congress screening committee and cabinet minister in Maharashtra

Varsha Gaikwad

, conducted the screening and interview of all ticket seekers at a city hotel and sent its report and the list to party high command.

Apart from Prayagraj, screening of candidates from other districts, including Mirzapur and Chitrakoot, was also conducted.