Except Kovind, Meira, all Prez nominations cancelled

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Except Kovind, Meira, all Prez nominations cancelled

Friday, 30 June 2017 | PNS | New Delhi

The nominations of all presidential candidates barring those of NDA nominee Ram Nath Kovind and Opposition-backed Meira Kumar were rejected on Thursday during scrutiny process. 

About 95 persons had filed their nominations, including Kumar and Kovind.

Except the two main contenders, the nominations of the rest were rejected as none of them was proposed and backed by the required number of members of the Electoral College.

The nominations were rejected in the scrutiny process initiated on Thursday.

The election for the office of President will take place on July 17. According to the rules, a presidential candidate's nomination should be signed by at least 50 members of an electoral college as proposers and endorsed by as many. MPs of lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and MlAs of all legislative assemblies are

members of the Electoral College.This time, the Secretary General of the lok Sabha is the returning officer for the presidential election.

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