Forty two candidates including BJP Public Health and Engineering Department (PHED) Minister Kedar Kashyap and Sports and Youth Welfare Minister lata Usendi filed their nominations on Wednesday. Alka Mudliyar wife of late Uday Mudliyar who was killed in Naxal massacre at Jheeram Ghati also filed nomination from Rajnandgaon, informed Chief Electoral Officer Sunil Kujur on Wednesday.
According to official information, Girvar Janghel of Indian National Congress (INC) and Paras Janghel of Bahujan Samajvadi Party (BSP) filed their nomination from Khairagarh constituency. Similarly Thaneshwar Patila (INC) from Dongargaon also filed the nomination. In the same way Alka Mudliyar (INC) and two independent candidates Daurkhan and Brijmohan Agrawal submitted their nominations from Chief Minister’s constituency Rajnandgaon. Further, from Khujji seat Bholaram Sahu (INC) and Asharam lohar (independent) filed nomination papers. From Mohla-Manpur seat Ravindra Thakur of Gondwana Gantantra Party (GGP) and Khagesh Thakur of BSP submitted the nominations.
In the Maoist infested Antagarh constituency only one nomination was filed by Rajaram Komra of BSP. From Bhanupratappur seat Satish lakhotiya (BJP), BS Raote (NPP), Kamal Singh Korram (BSP), Bhekham Kage (GGP) and Parmanand Teta (independent) submitted their nomination with the district returning officer.
From Kanker constituency Meera Markam (BSP), Devchand Bhaskar (CPI) and Jhaduram Nareti of Chhattisgarh Swabhiman Manch (CSM) filed their nomination. From Keshkal seat Sevakram Netam (BJP), Sonsai Netam (BSP) and Balsingh Nag (CPI) submitted their nominations. From Kondagaon Minister lata Usendi (BJP), Ramkumar Markam (BSP) and Amalsai Sodhi (CPI) filed their nominations. Minster Kedar Kashyap (BJP) and Pratap Singh Mandavi (independent) submitted their papers with the district returning officer.
In the same way from Bastar seat lakheshwar Bagel (INC) was the only candidate to file nomination on Wednesday. From Jagdalpur seat sitting MlA Santosh Bafna (BJP), Shekh Naseem Quraishi (CPI) and Shyam Ghosh (independent) also filed their nominations. From Bijapur seat Madnaiya Alwa (CPI) Santosh Punem (independent) and Vikram Mandavi (INC) also filed their nomination papers. From the southernmost seat of state Konta the present MlA of INC Kawasi lakhma, Manish Kunjam (CPI), Sonaram Barle (independent) and Jamuna Manjhi (independent) handed over their nomination papers to district returning officer.