No candidate withdrew nomination on the last date of withdrawal on Saturday, leaving nine candidates in the fray for the Dantewada by-poll scheduled on September 23 from 7.00 AM to 3.00 PM.
As per information Returning Officer Topeshwar Verma after the stipulated time for withdrawal of nomination papers ended, allocated the election symbol to the respective candidates left in the fray.
Ajay Kumar Nag of the Nationalist Congress Party, Hemant Kumar Poyyam of the Bahujan Samaj Party, Bhimsen Mandavi of the Communist Party of India, Kalmum Devati Mahendra Karma of the INC, Ojasvi Mandavi of the BJP and Sujit Karma of the regional outfit JCC (J), received their respective party symbols.
Besides, the registered party candidates Ballu Ram Bhavani of AAP got broom and Yogesh Markam of Gondwana Gantantra Party received saw as symbol and Sudharu Ram Kunjam (independent) was allocated farmer driving tractor as election symbol.