A total of seven candidates filed nomination forms on the last day in the elections of Anjuman Islamia Majlis-e-Amla Lohardaga. While the candidate for the post of Secretary, Mohd. Ehsaan Khan had filed his nomination on 26 January itself. In this way, a total of 08 candidates are left in the electoral fray, who will face the election for the post of Sadar and Secretary. On the last day, on Saturday evening, Haji Abdul Rauf Ansari, Haji Sajjad Khan and Syed Khalid Shah filed their nomination for the post of President. Whereas for the post of Secretary, Sajid Ahmed Bellu, Nehal Qureshi, Mohd. Irfan Alam Bablu, Tabrez Khan alias Babu Khan filed their nomination. The nomination papers were scrutinized on January 28.
While withdrawal of nominations will be done on 29th January at 9:00 pm and election symbols will be allotted on 30th January at 8:00 pm. Voting will take place on 11 February. According to the information received from Anjuman Islamia Election Committee Lohardaga Convenor Anwar Ansari and Vice Convenor Afroz Qureshi, three candidates have filed nomination papers for the post of Sadar and five for Secretary. In this way, for the post of Sadar, Abdul Rauf Ansari, Haji Sajjad Khan and Syed Khalid Shah, while for the post of Secretary, Mohd. Ehsan Khan, Sajid Ahmed Bellu, Nehal Qureshi, Mohd. Irfan Alam Bablu, Tabrez Khan alias Babu Khan have filed nominations.
It was told by the Election Committee that in the scrutiny of nomination papers, the papers of all the three candidates for the post of Sadar and all the five candidates for the post of Secretary have been found correct. But the final decision can be taken only after the candidates get no dues clearance from Anjuman Islamia in accounting and other matters. In the scrutiny of nomination papers of all the candidates for the post of Sadar and Secretary, Anjuman Islamia Election Committee's Convener Anwar Ansari, Naib Convener Afroz Qureshi, Wasif Qayyum, Haji Saud Alam, Haji Aslam Khan, Master Haji Tauhid, Master Sabir, Ghulam Murtaza, Mohammad Mohamein. Baban etc. were included.