Congress candidate list: Vikramaditya Singh Vs Kangana Ranaut in Mandi, Manish Tewari to contest Chandigarh seat

The Congress released another list of 16 candidate for the Upcoming Lok Sabha Elections on Saturday. The party fielded Vikramaditya Singh against Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) candidate Kangana Ranaut in Himachal Pradesh's Mandi.

Vikramaditya Singh is the son of the Congress' Himachal Pradesh unit chief Pratibha Singh. He recently grabbed headlines after His led to a crisis for the state government.

The Congress also fielded former Union Minister Information & Broadcasting Manish Tewari from Chandigarh. He is currently an MP from the Anandpur Sahib Lok Sabha constituency in Punjab. 

Just ahead of the polls, However, the Congress MP's office dismissed the rumours and clarified that the speculation that he will join the BJP is baseless and unfounded.

Here's the latest list of 16 candidates released by the Congress on Saturday:

Thewill take place across the country this year. The voting will happen in seven phase and will begin on April 17.  

The Congress also released name of candidates for the bye-elections to the Legislative Assembly of Gujarat. These include: