As many as 76 nominations were filed today for the third and fourth phases of the Assembly elections in Jharkhand which included sitting MlAs and prominent candidates of all political parties. While nomination for phase-III was underway since November 14, the process for phase-IV began today. As many as 67 candidates filed nomination for phase-III whereas nine candidates filed nomination papers for phase-IV.
Former Speaker of Jharkhand Assembly and Ranchi MlA CP Singh and Bhartiya Janta Party candidate for Hatia, Seema Sharma filed nomination on Wednesday. On the occasion both Singh and Sharma expressed that the party will put up a good show in Jharkhand and that the BJP will form next government in the State. Nomination for phase-III has reached 136 with today’s nomination.
Among other prominent candidates to file nominations included Jharkhand Mukti Morcha candidate for Silli, Amit Mahto; Rashtriya Janta Dal (RJD) candidate for Koderma, Annapurna Devi; BJP candidate for Barhi, Uma Shankar Akela Yadav, Gomia, Madhav lal Singh and Giridih, Nirbhay Kumar Sahabadi.
Four- time winner from Gomia constituency, Madhav lal Singh filed his papers in two sets before the SDO cum –returning officer, Bhunesh Pratap Singh at the Tenughat office .Madhav lal Singh reached at Tenughat sub-divisional office premises amid his supports . Madhav lal Singh, who recently joined BJP was accompanied by his family members and his close associate, former chief minister Arjun Munda and about5000 supporters.
The sitting Gomia MlA and BJP candidate said, “I am ready to work for once again in Gomia and I will request voters to take a decision based on the works done for the constituency into consideration”.
The RJD candidate for Koderma reached with a huge contingent of party supporters to file nomination from the constituency. The huge turnout of supporters of Annapurna Devi caused a lot of inconvenience to commuters on Ranchi-Patna Highway and trafficked eased after three hours of disruption.
After submitting nomination papers, Devi said,”People of Koderma will vote after evaluating the work done by me in the constituency. Voters are with me and the fact is this that I am not in fray but the people of Koderma are fighting election”.
In Hazaribagh it was a day of show of strength by Congress. Congress candidate Jai Shankar Pathak filed his papers before the returning officer Sandeep Kumar. A large number of Congress workers and supporters gathered in local Krishna Ballabh Ashram and proceeded towards court campus in the form of a huge rally. After nomination several senior leaders of Congress addressed the gathering.
Notably, the last date for filing nomination for phase-III is November 21 whereas for phase-IV the last date is November 26. Even as phase-III constituency will go to polls on December 9, phase-IV constituencies will elect their representatives on December14.