League of politicians to 'sweep' politics off dirt

New Delhi, Aug 7: In a country ruled by politicians with criminal records, here comes a political rider with a broom. Yes, that is the party symbol of Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).

With a positive motto to brush out the tainted politics that India is known for, the party assures that it will have candidates with "clean image who have a zeal to change the way politics is perceived today".

Comparing the background of the candidates in the 2008 Delhi Assembly elections, Arvind Kejriwal declares his troopers with great elan.

The Congress and BJP, according to him, had given tickets to 19 tainted candidates and the BSP gave 15 tickets to candidates with criminal background.

Here is a list of AAP members:

Narela - Baljeet Singh Maan

Burari - Sanjeev Jha

Timarpur - Rajni

Adarsh Nagar - Screening Under Process

Badli - Screening Under Process

Rithala - Screening Under Process

Bawana - Gajanand

Mundka - Krishan Kumar

Kirari - Screening Under Process

Sultanpur Majra - Screening Under Process

Nangloi Jat - Screening Under Process

Mangolpuri - Shortlist Declared - Jamuna Rajaura, Rakhi Birla

Rohini - Screening Under Process

Shalimar Bagh - Bandana Kumari

Shakur Basti - Satyendra Kumar Jain

Trinagar - Screening Under Process

Wazirpur - Screening Under Process

Model Town - Akhileshpati Tripathi

Sadar Bazar - Somdutt Sharma

Chandni Chowk - Screening Under Process

Matia Mahal - Sohail Solahuddin

Ballimaran - Farhana Anjum

Karol Bagh - Vishesh Ravi

Patel Nagar - Screening Under Process

Moti Nagar - Screening Under Process

Madipur - Screening Under Process

Rajouri Garden - Shortlist Declared - Adarsh Kr Gupta, Dr Jay Prakash Lohia, Jatin Bhalla, Musharraf Khan, Pramod Kr Verma

Hari Nagar - Jagdeep Singh

Tilak Nagar - Shortlist Declared - Chatar Singh, Jarnail Singh, Suraj Prakash Malhotra

Janakpuri - Rajesh Rishi

Vikaspuri - Shortlist Declared - Deepankar Pandey, Nirmala Kumari, Radheshyam

Uttam Nagar - Screening Under Process

Dwarka - Ravi Suryan

Matiala - Gulab Singh Yadav

Najafgarh - Mukesh Kumar Dagar

Bijwasan - Col (retd) Devindra Sehrawat

Palam - Screening Under Process

Delhi Cantt - Commando Surinder Singh

Rajinder Nagar - Screening Under Process

New Delhi - Arvind Kejriwal

Jangpura - Screening Under Process

Kasturba Nagar - Screening Under Process

Malviya Nagar - Somnath Bharti

RK Puram - Shazia Ilmi

Mehrauli - Narender Singh Sejwal

Chhatarpur - Hrishipal Pehalwan

Deoli - Screening Under Process

Ambedkar Nagar - On Hold

Sangam Vihar - Dinesh Mohania

Greater Kailash - Saurabh Bhardwaj

Kalkaji - Screening Under Process

Tughlakabad - Screening Under Process

Badarpur - Screening Under Process

Okhla - Screening Under Process

Trilokpuri - Raju Dhingan

Kondli - Manoj Kumar

Patparganj - Manish Sisodia

Laxmi Nagar - Vinod Kr Binny

Vishwas Nagar - Dr Atul Gupta

Krishna Nagar - Sushil Chauhan

Gandhi Nagar - Anil Kumar Vajpayi

Shahdara - Shortlist Declared - Kamal Singh Rawat, Naveen Chauhan, Surendra Kumar Sharma

Seemapuri - Vacant as candidate Santosh Koli died on Wednesday

Rohtas Nagar - Mukesh Hooda

Seelampur - Aftab Ahmad

Ghonda - Screening Under Process

Babarpur - Gopal Rai

Gokalpur - Devi Dayal(Murtiwala)

Mustafabad - Kapil Kumar Dhama

Karawal Nagar - Kapil Mishra

OneIndia News (with agency inputs)