Rahul Gandhi, the head of the Congress, has been nominated for the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections from the Kerala seat of Wayanad. On Friday, the party unveiled its initial roster of 39 contenders for the elections.

The Central Election Committee (CEC) of the party met the day before, and on Friday, Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal unveiled the initial slate of candidates.

The party's candidates from Uttar Pradesh were not on the first list, and it is unclear if Rahul Gandhi will run from his home state of Amethi as well.

Before Smriti Irani of the BJP defeated him in 2019, he had made three victories in Amethi before entering politics in 2004. Gandhi, however, was able to win Wayanad's seat in the Lok Sabha.

Here's Congress's full list of candidates :

Candidate Constituency State
Bhupesh Baghel Rajnandgaon Chhattisgarh
Shivkumar Dahariya Jangir-Champa Chhattisgarh
Jyotsana Mahant Korba Chhattisgarh
Rajendra Sahu Durg Chhattisgarh
Vikas Upadhyay Raipur Chhattisgarh
Tamradhwaj Sahu Mahasumund Chhattisgarh
H R Algur (Raju) Bijapur Karnataka
Geetha Shivarajkumar Shimoga Karnataka
D K Suresh Bengaluru Rural Karnataka
Anandaswamy Gaddadevara Math Haveri Karnataka
M Shreyas Patel Hassan Karnataka
S P Muddahanumegowda Tumkur Karnataka
Venkataramegowda (Star Chandru) Mandya Karnataka
Rajmohan Unnithan Kasaragod Kerala
Rahul Gandhi Wayanad Kerala
KC Venugopal Alappuzha Kerala
K Sudhakaran Kannur Kerala
Shashi Tharoor Thiruvananthapuram Kerala
K Muraleedharan Thrissur Kerala
Shafi Parambil Vadakara Kerala
M K Raghavan Kozhikode Kerala
V K Sreekandan Palakkad Kerala
Ramya Haridas Alathur Kerala
Benny Behanan Chalakudy Kerala
Hibi Eden Ernakulam Kerala
Dean Kuriakose Idukki Kerala
Kodikunnil Suresh Mavelikkara Kerala
Anto Antony Pathanamthitta Kerala
Adoor Prakash Attingal Kerala
Mohd Hamdullaha Sayeed Lakshadweep Lakshadweep
Vincent H Pala Shillong Meghalaya
Saleng A Sangma Tura Meghalaya
S Supongmeren Jamir Nagaland Nagaland
Gopal Chettri Sikkim Sikkim
Suresh Kumar Shetkar Zahirabad Telangana
Raghuveer Kunduru Nalgonda Telangana
Challa Vamshi Chand Reddy Mahbubnagar Telangana
Balram Naik Porika Mahabubabad Telangana
Ashish Kumar Saha Tripura West Tripura