Scrutiny of 144 nominations filed for the nine lok Sabha constituencies in the first phase, Madhya Pradesh, was undertaken by the Election Commission here on Monday. Of these, 10 nominations were rejected by returning officers. Maximum eight nominations were rejected in Satna and one each in Hoshangabad and Jabalpur lok Sabha constituencies.
The candidates whose nominations were rejected on Monday in Satna included independents Sarvshri Rajesh Kumar, Mubarak Ali, Prakash, Mohd Mukhtar Ahmad, Rais Qawwal, Gevi Prasad of Gondwana Congress Party, Pushpendra of Samata Samadhan Party and Swamideen of Rashtriya Samanta Dal. Nomination of independent Sonam Dube was rejected in Jabalpur and Bablu Rawat of Indian National Congress in Hoshangabad.
In this way, total 134 candidates have been left in the fray for the first phase including 18 in Satna, 17 in Rewa, 15 in Sidhi, 14 in Shahdol, 15 in Jabalpur, 11 in Mandla, 19 in Balaghat, 17 in Chhindwara and 8 in Hoshangabad.
Second phase
After notification for submitting nominations for the second phase of the lok Sabha election on March 19, a total of 29 candidates filed their nominations in 10 lok Sabha constituencies.
Four candidates each filed nominations in Bhopal, Khajuraho and Guna, 3 each in Morena, Bhind, Gwalior and Tikamgarh, 2 each in Sagar and Rajgarh and one in Damoh.
In the second phase, 41 nominations have been filed so far. March 26 is the last date for filing nominations for the second phase.