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BJP's Sixth List Cuts Tickets Of All Sitting MPs, Manipur Minister Gets Chance In Lok Sabha Elections

Nishtha AnushreeMar 26, 2024, 04:31 PM | Updated 04:31 PM IST
Manipur Minister Thounaojam Basanta Kumar Singh

Manipur Minister Thounaojam Basanta Kumar Singh


The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday (26 March) released its sixth list of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections comprising three names, two from Rajasthan and one from Manipur.

On all three seats, the incumbent BJP MPs have been dropped. Indu Devi Jatav replaced two-time MP Dr Manoj Rajoria in Karauli-Dholpur, a constituency reserved for Scheduled Caste candidates.

Similarly, in Dausa, a constituency reserved for Scheduled Tribe candidates, sitting BJP MP Jaskaur Meena is replaced by Kanhaiya Lal Meena.


In Inner Manipur, the sitting BJP MP Dr Rajkumar Ranjan Singh is replaced by Thounaojam Basanta Kumar Singh. He is the sitting MLA from Nambol and minister in the Manipur government.

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