New Delhi, Oct 24 (Reporter) Congress on Thursday released its first list of 48 candidates for Maharashtra assembly elections. The names of candidates were approved at the central election committee of the party, general secretary KC Venugopal said in a statement. The party has fielded KC Padavi from Akkalkuwa seat, Rajendrakumar Krushnarao Gavit from Shahada, Kiran Damodar Tadavi from Nandurbar, Shrikrishkumar Surupsingh Naik from Nawapur, Pravin Bapu Choure from Sakri, Kunal Rohidas Patil from Dhule Rural, Dhananjay Shirish Choudhari from Raver, Rajesh Panditrao Ekade from Malkapur and Rahul Siddhivinayak Bondre from Chikhli. Among other Congress candidates are Amit Subhashrao Zanak from Risod, Virendra Valmikrao Jagtap from Dhamangaon Railway, Sunil Deshmukh from Amaravati, Yashomati Chandrakant Thakur from Teosa, Anirudha from Achalpur, Ranjit Pratap Kamble from Deoli, Praful Vinodrao Gudadhe from Nagpur South West, Bunty Baba Shelke from Nagpur Central, Vikas P Thakre from Nagpur West, Nitin Kashinath Raut from Nagpur North and Nanabhau Falgunrao Patole from Sakoli. The party has also nominated Gopaldas Shankarlal Agrawal from Gondiya, Subhash Ramchandrarao Dhote from Rajura, Vijay Ramdevrao Wadettiwar from Brahmapuri, Satish Manoharrao Warjukar from Chimur, Madhavrao Nivruttirao Pawar Patil from Hadgaon, Tirupati Baburao Kadam Kondekar from Bhokar, Minal Niranjan Patil from Naigaon, Suresh Ambadas Warpudkar from Pathri, Vilas Keshavrao Autade from Phulambri, Sayyad Muzaffar Hussain from Mira Bhayandar, Aslam R Shaikh from Malad West, Mohd Aarif Naseem Khan from Chandivali, Jyoti Eknath Gaikwad from Dharavi, Amin Amirali Patel from Mumbadevi, Sanjay Chandrakant Jagtap from Purandar, Sangram Anantrao Thopte from Bhor, Ravindra Hemraj Dhangekar from Kasba Peth, Vijay Balasaheb Thorat Sangamner, Prabhavati J Ghogare from Shirdi and Dhiraj Vilasrao Deshmukh from Latur City. Besides, tickets have been given to Siddharam Satlungappa Mhetre from Akkalkot, Prithviraj Chavan from Karad South, Ruturaj Sanjay Patil from Kolhapur South, Rahul Pandurang Patil from Karvir, Raju Jayantrao Awale from Hatkanangle, Vishwajeet Patangrao Kadam from Palus-Kadegaon, Vikramsinh Balasaheb Sawant from Jat...////...