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Business News/ Politics / Policy/  Rajasthan bypolls: 55 candidates in Alwar, Ajmer Lok Sabha seats, Mandalgarh assembly seat
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Rajasthan bypolls: 55 candidates in Alwar, Ajmer Lok Sabha seats, Mandalgarh assembly seat

Nominations of 15 candidates from Alwar, 26 from Ajmer and 14 from Mandalgarh were found valid, Rajasthan state CEO said on Friday

Fifty-five candidates are in the fray for the 29 January bypolls to Alwar and Ajmer Lok Sabha seats and Mandalgarh Assembly constituency, after the scrutiny of nomination papers. Photo: MintPremium
Fifty-five candidates are in the fray for the 29 January bypolls to Alwar and Ajmer Lok Sabha seats and Mandalgarh Assembly constituency, after the scrutiny of nomination papers. Photo: Mint

Jaipur: Fifty-five candidates are in the fray for the 29 January bypolls to Alwar and Ajmer Lok Sabha seats and Mandalgarh assembly constituency, after the scrutiny of nomination papers.

Nominations of 15 candidates from Alwar, 26 from Ajmer and 14 from Mandalgarh were found valid, the state chief electoral office (CEO) said on Friday.

Congress’s Karan Singh Yadav, BJP’s Jaswant Singh Yadav and 13 others, including 11 Independents, can fight the byelection from the Alwar parliamentary constituency, it said.

In Ajmer, nominations of Ramswaroop Lamba of the BJP, the Congress’s Raghu Sharma and 24 others, including 21 Independents, have been found valid, the CEO office said.

BJP candidate Shakti Singh, Vivek Dhakad of Congress and 12 Independents will be contesting the Mandalgarh Assembly bypoll, it said. However, the exact number of candidates can be ascertained on 15 January, the last day for withdrawing nomination papers.

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Published: 12 Jan 2018, 05:37 PM IST
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