Bargarh: The nominations of two Independent candidates for Padampur by-election in Odisha’s Bargarh district were cancelled during scrutiny on Friday.
Speaking to the media after completion of the scrutiny of the nominations, Returning Officer for the bypoll Trilochan Patra said the papers of Independent candidates Jayanta Thapa and Debabrata Sunani were found invalid and cancelled. The nominations of the rest 11 candidates were found valid, he added.
As many as 13 candidates, including those of 3 major parties – BJD, BJP and Congress – and eight Independents, had filed papers on the last day of nominations on Thursday.
The contestants of the major parties are Barsha Singh Bariha of BJD, Pradip Purohit of BJP and Satya Bhubsan Sahu of Congress. Besides, Mukteswar Dash of Odisha Janata Party and Bidyadhar Pandav of Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha have also filed their papers.
The Independent candidates included Jayant Thapa, Brindaban Purohit, Rebati Giri, Udit Bandiya, Deb Charan Nayak, Sesadev Sahu, Debabrata Sunani and Gangadhar Saha.
As per the schedule announced by the Election Commission of India, the last date of withdrawing candidature is November 21. Total 2.55 voters will exercise their franchise in the byelection to be held on December 5.
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