Virji Thummar likely Congress candidate for Amreli seat
March 17, 2014
Amreli, 17 March 2014
The Congress party has informed Virjibhai Thummar on phone that he has been selected to contest on Amreli Lok Sabha seat on Congress mandate. However official announcement is yet to be made from New Delhi. It is not clear when Congress will declare its next list of candidates.
Virji Keshav Thummar was the member of 14th Lok Sabha. He defeated four-time BJP MP Dilip Sanghani in 2004. His wife lost the last Lok Sabha election against BJP candidate Pravinbhai Kachhadia(sitting MP).
Thmmar belongs to the erstwhile Janata Dal (G) group of Congress. He was arrested in 2009 in connection with a scam in which farmers of Saurashtra region were allegedly cheated to the tune of several crores of rupees.
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