After scrutiny of nominations filed by candidates contesting MCD elections, 674 men and 742 women got validation from the State Election Commission (SEC), taking the total to 1,461.
According to SEC data, 747 candidates from three major political parties – the Congress, AAP, and BJP will be going toe to toe in the municipal polls.
Out of 654 nominations, 250 candidates of the BJP got approval, while the SEC also validated 250 AAP candidates.
The Congress will not be fighting from three wards as 247 of its candidates made the cut. Out of BSP’s 152 nominations 138 candidates were approved, while three candidates from CPI and six from CPM were cleared. From CPI(M-L), five candidates made cut, while NCP enrolled 35 candidates, of which 29 were validated. Four nominations were cleared for All India Forward Bloc, while 15 AIMIM candidates will contest. One candidate from Indian Union Muslim League and 23 from the JD(U) got approval.
One nomination each from LJP (Ram Vilas) and SP got nod. Out of six RLD candidates four were approved. A total of 523 Independents filed nominations out of which 439 were validated, and 84 got rejected.