UP Polls: Congress releases 3rd list of 89 candidates, 37 women

The Congress today released its third list of 89 candidates for upcoming assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh. The party, going by its motto of "Ladki Hoon, Lad Sakti Hoon", has given tickets to 37 women candidates this time. The party has already declared 255 candidates in all for the state assembly elections. Its first list had 125 candidates and another 41 were declared in the second list.

The third list of candidates includes 37 women. The Congress's first and second list had 50 and 16 women, respectively.

Some of the women fielded by Congress include those associated with the anti-CAA protests.

The party is contesting UP assembly polls with women in focus and have reserved 40 per cent seats for them. It has also released a separate manifesto for youth, assuring them of employment opportunities and has laid down a roadmap of how to get those jobs, if the party elected to power.

Uttar Pradesh elections are being held in seven phases starting February 10 to March 7 and the results will be out on March 10.