Amid rainfall, five candidates of various political parties filed nominations from Tehri lok Sabha seat on Thursday. The nomination process on the fourth day went off peacefully though road users faced traffic congestion due to the political rallies.
Inspite of intermittent showers in the State capital, supporters of various political parties were enthusiastic.The political rallies caused traffic congestion at various places including Clock Tower, Darshanlal Chowk, Survey Chowk, Prince Chowk, Saharanpur Chowk. To resolve the traffic jams, police were deployed at crossings but they were unable to do much.
Dehradun election officer and returning officer for Tehri lok parliamentary constituency Dr BVRC Purushottam said that the nomination process was conducted peacefully in the district. On the fourth day of the nomination process, five candidates filed their nomination for Tehri lok Sabha seat and two nomination papers were purchased. Mala Rajya laxmi Shah of BJP, Saket Bahuguna of Congress, Shiv Prasad Devli of CPI (M), Shishpal Singh of BSP and Raju Maurya of Rashtriya Gaurav Dal filed their nomination. A total of 11 candidates have filed their nomination for Tehri lok Sabha seat so far, he added. On Thursday, Shishpal Singh of BSP, Sohan Pal of UKD purchased nomination papers from the returning office.
Dehradun Senior Superintendent of Police Ajay Rautela said security was beefed up in the State capital on Thursday. Additional forces were deployed during road shows of candidates.