As many as nine candidates including CPI (Ml) leader and nominee for Koderma constituency Rajkumar Yadav on Thursday filed nomination from different constituencies across Jharkhand. However, the joy was short lived for Yadav who landed in police custody moments after filing nomination at Giridih. Kumar was subsequently released on bail.
“There was warrant in abduction case that took place in 2010 Panchayat elections. He was arrested and produced in the CGM court at Giridih. He has been granted bail by the court,” said SP, Giridih.
Back in Ranchi, former cop and president of Jharkhand State Cricket Association (JSCA) Amitabh Chaudhary filed his nomination from the constituency. Chaudhary who couple of days back was gyrating around Bhartiya Janta Party and pulled crowd for Narendra Modi’s rally tried to downplay Modi factor in the coming elections. The JSCA president was signing paens for the JVM chief Babulal Marandi and promised to make the capital a better place. Ranchi will go to polls on April 17 in the fifth phase of General Election-2014.
“The purpose for which Jharkhand was carved out has not been fulfilled. Ranchi is the capital however it has not been developed like a capital. My priority will be to provide job and education,” said Chaudhary after filling nomination. CPI (Ml)’s Anjani Pandey was the other person to file nomination for Ranchi constituency.
Notably, sitting MP from Palamu and recent entrant of Trinamool Congress (TMC) wagon Kameshwar Baitha filed his nomination for Palamu lok Sabha seat. Baitha had won Palamu seat in previous General Election on Jharkhand Mukti Morcha’s ticket. Bishunpur MlA Chamra linda was another TMC man to file nomination today. linda filed nomination for lohardaga constituency.
Two Bahujan Samajwadi Party members — Biseshawar Prasad and Haji Zainulabidin—filed nomination papers for Kodarma and Chatra parliamentary constituency correspondingly besides Ram Naresh Singh of CPI (Ml) who filed nomination for Chatra seat. Interestingly, Mobin Khan so far is the lone independent candidate to file nomination in this General Election in Jharkhand. Khan filed his nomination for Jamshedpur constituency.
Meanwhile, as many as eight potential candidates including sitting MP Subodh Kant Sahay and Durga Munda, activist turned politician, purchased nomination papers for Ranchi constituency on Thursday.
Continuing action for violating Model Code of Conduct as many as 110 FIRs have been lodged against candidates till March 19 besides crackdown on sale of illegal liquor said to be offered as inducement to voters.