For the by-election on vacant seat in the Rajya Sabha from Madhya Pradesh, nomination documents of only one candidate were found valid. BJP candidate Samapati Uike submitted four sets of nomination papers which were found valid during the scrutiny held on Friday.
After the nomination papers for Rajya Sabha by- election 2017 were scrutinized at around 2 pm by Returning officer and Principal Secretary of State Assembly Awdesh Pratap Singh and assistant returning officer and Additional Secretary Prem Narayan Vishwakarma, nomination papers of BJP candidate Samapati Uike were found valid while nomination papers of independent candidate K Padmarajan were found invalid.
On the occasion, Chief Election Officer Saleena Singh, Joint Chief Election Officer SS Bansal and Deputy Chief Election Officer Rakesh Kushre were present. According to the schedule, nomination withdrawal could be done by 3 pm on July 31, 2017.
Meanwhile, Ashfaq Ali and Khatun Bi were felicitated by Principal Secretary of State Assembly Awdesh Pratap Singh; the two would get their retirement on 31 July 2017. At the programme Awdesh Pratap Singh presented memento and bouquet.
He said that the retiring employees delivered duty with dedication and devotion. Their attitude was always helpful and they maintained the decorum. He wished them happy and healthy life.
On the occasion Additional Secretary Virendra Kumar, Sudheer Sharma, BD Singh and officials and employees of secretariat were present.