With large number of his supporters, Naya Daur Party candidate Satendra Sharma filed his nomination papers from Tehri lok Sabha seat on the first day of nomination here on Saturday.
Sixteen candidates of various political parties and Independent candidates have purchased 31 nomination papers from Returning Officer (RO).Rashtriya lok Dal candidate Japender Singh, who came along with a large number of his supporters, failed to file his nomination papers as he arrived late at the venue.
Dehradun election officer (DEO) and returning officer (RO) of Tehri Parliamentary constituency BVRC Purushottam said that with tight security, the nomination process for lok Sabha election 2014 began at 11 am at Collectorate campus and continued till 3 pm on the first day of nomination.
The next nomination would take place on April 15 only due to Sunday and Vaishakhi.The administration had deployed adequate police personnel in and around the nomination venue but a single candidate Satendra Sharma filed his nomination.
To show his political strength, Sharma reached the nomination venue along with supporters raising slogans in his favour. Meanwhile, RO Purushottam said that elaborate security arrangements were made at the nomination venue. Candidate along with four supporters were only allowed at the nomination venue to file their papers. Supporters were stopped at barricading, which were raised around 100 meters away from the venue.
Moreover, accompanying with hundreds of supporters, RlD candidate Japendra Singh took out a rally from his party office to collectorate. Supporters were seen in celebration mood as they were dancing and shouting slogan in his favour. The RO said that Japendra Singh could not file his nomination as he failed to reach the nomination venue on time.
The representatives of various political parties and Independent candidates who procured nomination papers are Brahamdev Jha, Japendra Singh, Congress candidate Saket Bahuguna, Nand Kishor Garg, Navneet Gusain, Naya Daur Party candidate Satendra Sharma, Aap Aadmi Party candidate Anoop Nautiyal, Communist Party of India (Marxist) candidate Shiv Prasad Devli, Mohammad Yusuf, liyakat, Bahujan Samaj Party candidate Shishpal Singh, Rajeev Gupta, Bharatiya Janata party candidate Mala Rajya lakshmi, Gaurav Pundir, Sushil Gupta, Hukum Chandra.
The ARO NS Dangi said that any candidate can purchase maximum four nomination papers from the RO by paying Rs 25 000 as security deposit per form for general category while Rs 12, 500 for SC/ST categories. Candidates can spend maximum Rs 70 lakh during election,
Meanwhile, District Election Officer BVRC Purushottam has advised candidate to open a new bank accounts, exclusively for the purpose of election expenditure a day before they file their nomination papers and communicate the account number to returning officer.