Hyderabad, March 8 -- The All India Congress Committee (AICC) on Friday, March 8, announced its 1st list of Telangana candidates, as part of its nation wide list, for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.

The list consisted of names for four constituencies: Zahirabad, Chevella, Nalgonda and Mahabubabad.

Zahirabad- Suresh Kumar Shetkar

Chevella- Sunitha Mahender Reddy

Nalgonda- Kunduru Raghuveer

Mahabubabad-ST- Balram Naik Porika

Despite a recent announcement by chief minister and TPCC chief A Revanth Reddy that former MLA Challa Vamshi Chand Reddy will be the party's candidate from Mahabubnagar, due to unknown reasons, the decision has been put on hold.

Background of the candidates

Suresh Kumar Shetkar served as a Member of Parliament for...