Mumbai, March 21: The Congress has fielded Chhatrapati Shrimant Shahu Maharaj from Kolhapur and Praniti Sushilkumar Shinde from Solapur (SC) Lok Sabha constituencies in Maharashtra of the 8 candidates announced on Thursday. The other Parliamentary candidates are -- Nandurbar (ST) - Gowaal K. Padavi; Amravati (SC) - Balwant B. Wankhede; Nanded - Vasantrao B. Chavan; Pune - Ravindra H. Dhangekar; and Latur (SC) - Shivajirao Kalge. Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Congress Releases Third List of 57 Candidates for Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Rajasthan

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Chhatrapati Shrimant Shahu Maharaj's name for Kolhapur was expected as also Praniti Shinde -- daughter of former Maharashtra CM and ex-Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde, while Dhangekar is a sitting legislator from Pune.

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