Kunwar Sarvesh Singh, who died of a heart attack, was unwell for a long time and was undergoing medical treatment in Delhi.
This came a week after the BJP won the Surat seat unopposed as the polling officer disqualified the Congress candidate and others withdrew their nominations.
Former Indian Police Service officer Debasish Dhar’s candidature was revoked as he had not produced a requisite “no dues” certificate from the state government.
Madhavi Latha said that she will approach the Election Commission to challenge the first information report filed against her.
On April 22, Mukesh Dalal was declared the winner after the Congress’ candidate was disqualified and others withdrew their nominations.
The Bharatiya Janata Party has nominated Tashi Gyalson, the chief executive councillor of Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council in Leh, from the seat.
The Congress questioned the polling officer’s decision to reject its candidate’s nomination and accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of ‘match fixing’.
The nomination papers of Nilesh Kumbhani, Congress' candidate for the Surat Lok Sabha seat, were rejected on Sunday after his three proposers claimed that the signatures on them were forged. Likewise, the nomination form of Suresh Padsala, Congress' alternate candidate from Surat, was also invalidated, effectively eliminating the main opposition party from the city's electoral contest.Returning officer (RO) Sourabh Pardhi said the three nomination forms submitted by Kumbhani and Padsala were...
Political observers say the decision is a tacit acknowledgement of the anger at the party over the decisions of August 5, 2019.
The rejection of Nilesh Kumbhani’s nomination paved the way for the BJP’s Mukesh Dalal to win the seat unopposed on April 22.
Lok Janshakti Party MP Mehboob Ali Kaiser joined the Opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal.
Out of the total 1,352 candidates, 392 have declared assets worth over Rs 1 crore, according to a report by the NGO Association for Democratic Reforms.