LJP to field Umesh Paswan from Palamu LS seat

Saturday, March 17, 2007, 14:26 [IST]

New Delhi, Mar 6 (UNI) The Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) has decided to put up Umesh Paswan as the party's candidate for the bypolls to the Palamu (Reserved) Parliamentary constituency in Jharkhand.

Mr Paswan will file his nomination on March 10, a party release issued here today said.

UNI

Topics: ELECTION-LJP-PALAMU

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