Some AAP candidates from Chattisgarh

Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) Bastar, Chhattisgarh, LS - 2014 Candidate

Soni Sori's Profile

She is an Adivasi school teacher in Jabeli village of Dantewada, Chhattisgarh, India. She was arrested by the Delhi Police's Crime Branch for Chhattisgarh Police in 2011 on charges of acting as a conduit for Maoists. During her imprisonment, she was tortured and sexually assaulted by Chhattisgarh state police. By April 2013, the Indian Courts had acquitted her in six of the eight cases filed against her due to lack of evidence. She thinks her first priority will be to replace guns with education. "Children should not be carrying guns; they should have pens in their hands."To the maosits, she says "gun solves nothing; the only way forward is through peace, through dialogue. Bastar has seen enough of violence. Let’s all work together to put an end to this bloodshed."

 Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) Raipur, Chhattisgarh, LS - 2014 Candidate

Sandip Tiwari's Profile

Sandip Tiwari is an Agriculture graduate with MBA from Nagpur Varsity, He is amongst the many youths who shunned their promising career & joined Janlokpal movement as full time volunteer. Of his 14 years of corporate experience,he closely witnessed Reliance groups working in its petroleum division & aims to put curb on the crony capitalism for tribal & rural development.

Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) Kanker, Chhattisgarh, LS - 2014 Candidate

Santosh Kumar's Profile

Santosh  (40) is young leader of labour union in tribal area of Kanker and Balod. He has been involved with CITU at Bhilai Steel Plant Mines union in Dallirajhara . He is a young tribal activist has raised voice against illegal mining and labours rights in bastar. Through various agitations he raises the issue of labour and tribal rights on industrialization of Bastar region.

Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh, LS - 2014 Candidate

Dadooram Manhar's Profile

Dadooram (36) a post graduate in Bio Science  belongs to dalit community of Chhattisgarh. He has been very active for social and economic upliftment of his dalit Satnami community through voluntary organisation. He is secretary of Satnami samaj of Janjgir and has been organising meetings of panchayat raj representatives for rural development. Dadooram has been associated with Jan lokpal andolan and is active member of AAP since its formation.

Gul Panag's Profile

Gul Panag an Indian actress, voice actress, model, and former beauty queen who competed in the Miss Universe pageant.

Gul Panag runs the Colonel Shamsher Singh Foundation, an NGO that works towards a variety of causes including gender equality, education and disaster management. She served on the advisory board of the Wockhardt Foundation. She was an active participant of JanLokpal Movement.