The lone nomination for the by-election to fill the only vacant Rajya Sabha seat from Madhya Pradesh was found valid after scrutiny.
Madhya Pradesh Assembly Principal Secretary and the Returning Officer for the Upper House election AP Singh, after scrutiny of the papers submitted by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate l Ganeshan on Tuesday, declared it valid.
At the time of scrutiny of papers, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO)- Himachal Pradesh and observer of the Election Commission of India Narender Chouhan, CEO-Madhya Pradesh Salina Singh, Joint CEO SS Bansal and Assistant Returning Officer Rakesh Kumar were also present.
As per the election schedule, the withdrawal of names could take place till 3 pm on October 4. In the 230-member House, the ruling BJP enjoys majority and accordingly, the BJP is all set to win the seat. Najma Heptulla who resigned was also elected to the Upper House with a BJP ticket in 2012.