Cong picks Vijender Singh to contest from South Delhi

April 22, 2019 23:02

The Congress has named professional boxer Vijender Singh, the Beijing Olympic Games bronze medallist, as its candidate for the South Delhi constituency.

His (Singhs) candidature has been finalised by Congress president Rahul Gandhi. We are sure he will be able to win the seat, said a senior Congress leader. We wanted to field a celebrity and at the same time, someone whom the people will be able to relate to.

According to sources, the party is confident that Singh will attract voters in the South Delhi constituency, which neighbours Haryana and has a number of Jat and Gurjar voters.

South Delhi is essentially a rural constituency with a number of villages. It is currently represented by the BJPs Ramesh Bidhuri. The Congress had contemplated fielding Ramesh Kumar, who had earlier contested from here but appears to have decided against it.

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