Raipur, October 27: The Congress on Saturday released its third list of candidates for the second phase of Chhattisgarh assembly elections 2018. The third list of candidates released by the Congress has 37 names. So far, the Congress has declared 55 candidates for the two-phased Chhattisgarh assembly polls. Chhattisgarh assembly comprises 91 MLAs, which include 90 members directly elected from single-seat constituencies and 1 nominated from the Anglo-Indian community.

The Congress released its first list of 12 candidates on October 19 for the first phase of polls. Seven sitting MLAs figure in the party's list for these 12 seats which lie in the Naxal-affected Bastar region. In the second list, which was released on October 22, names of six candidates were declared. The party is expected to field candidates on remaining 35 seats soon.

Elections to the 90-member Assembly will be held in two phases: November 12 and November 20. The first phase of polling covers 18 seats spread across eight Naxal-affected districts -- Bastar, Bijapur, Dantewada, Sukma, Kondagaon, Kanker, Narayanpur and Rajnandgaon. The Congress is out of power in the state for 15 years.

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party is yet to come out with the list of its candidates. Party sources said it is expected to be released on October 20.

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