CPI-M leader files nomination

Saturday, March 17, 2007, 14:08 [IST]

Hyderabad, Mar 5 (UNI) Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Ch Sitaramulu today filed his nomination papers for the election to state Legislative Council scheduled on March 17.

The CPI-M leader, accompanied by party MLAs, submitted his nomination papers to Returning Officer Tuljananda Singh at the Secretariat.

Mr Sitaramulu is the first candidate to file nomination under MLA quota.

The opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP) had extended support to Mr Sitaramulu in the election.

At present, the Left parties had nine MLAs in the present Assembly.

UNI

Topics: ELECTION-AP-CPI(M)-NOMINATION

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