GAURELA-PENDRA-MARWAHI: Pushpa Korche of the Ambedkarite Party of India became the first to file the nomination for the Marwahi (ST) Assembly by-election in Chhattisgarh on Tuesday, the Election Commission said.
The District Election Office of Gaurella-Pendra-Marwahi said in a press release that till October 13, 11 people have taken nomination papers to contest the election.
Of these, Korche filed her nomination paper, the release said.
Marwahi will see a by-election on November 3 and the votes will be counted on November 10.
The last date for filing nominations is October 16.
As of now, the ruling Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have named their candidates for Marwahi.