The names of five candidates who had filed their nomination papers including a National Party (BSP) for the forthcoming Assembly polls in Garhwa and Bhawnathpur were rejected on Friday by the Returning Officers of their respective constituencies during their scrutiny.
Garhwa Returning Officer (RO) P N Mishra rejected nomination papers of three independent candidates including Baldeo Pathak, Kuldeep Paswan and Shashi Kant Tiwari during scrutiny. RO said that after given notices they have not prepared wanting papers which their nomination rejected. After rejection of nomination of three candidates from the Garhwa assembly constituency 23 candidates including five national party and five State party are in counting.
Nagar Untari RO Arun Kumar Ekka rejected two nomination papers namely Shogra Bibi and Jai Prakash Ravi, Shogara Bibi was filed her nomination paper from the Bahujan Samaj Party and Ravi was filed nomination as independent. The withdrawal date of nomination papers is November 10.