8 nominations filed for Rajnandgaon by-poll

Saturday, March 17, 2007, 14:42 [IST]

Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh, Mar 9 (UNI) Eight candidates have filed their nominations so far for the Lok Sabha by-election in Rajnandgaon constituency of Chhattisgarh where polling is slated on March 29, official sources said.

The ruling BJP and the main opposition Congress had announced the names of their candidates yesterday. However, they did not file nomination today and were expected to do so tomorrow.

The last date for filing nomination is March 10.

The by-poll was necessitated as sitting BJP MP Pradeep Gandhi was disqualified by Parliament after being caught in cash-for-query scam exposed in a sting operation.

UNI

Topics: ELECTION-CHHATTISGARH-NOMINATION

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