A total of 21 candidates filed nominations for Chatra, Lohardaga and Palamu constituencies on Saturday, thereby taking the count of nominations filed from the three constituencies to 30 since the notification issued by the Election Commission of India on Tuesday, a press communiqué from the Chief Electoral Officer’s Office said.
A total of 28 nomination forms were sold on Saturday, taking the total count of nomination forms sold in the three parliamentary constituencies to 80, the communiqué added.
Of the 21 candidates who filed nomination on Saturday, 12 were from Chatra, two from Lohardaga and seven from Palamu.
The candidates included Congress party’s Manoj Yadav from Chatra constituency, Dev Kumar Dhan of Jharkhand Party from Lohardaga and Rashtriya Janata Dal’s Ghuran Ram from Palamu.
By now, 15 candidates from Chatra, six from Lohardaga and nine from Palamu have filed nominations for the 17th General Elections. The three constituencies will go to polls in the first phase of elections in Ranchi on April 29.
Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) L Khiangte on Saturday said that the government officials on election duty will be provided the facility of postal ballot, so they can exercise their franchise. However, only voters who are on election duty on the day of polling will fall in this category and the ones who go on poll duty a day before polling in their area will not be considered eligible for postal ballot, he clarified.