Congress Bajpur candidate urges EC for central observers.

Saturday, March 17, 2007, 14:34 [IST]

Dehradun, Mar 12 (UNI) Congress candidate for the Bajpur Assembly constituency in Uttarakhand, Ms Kailash Rani, has urged the Election Commission to depute central observers for the polls to be held on March 25.

PCC deputy spokesperson said Ms Rani and representatives of Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee today called on the CEO and handed over the memorandum addressed to the Chief Election Commissioner.

Election for the Bajpur constituency was deferred due to death of Congress candidate Janakraj Sharma in a road accident on February 18, three days prior to the Assembly election.

UNI

Topics: ELECTION-UTTARAKHAND-BAJPUR

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