Jharkhand News: Three candidates disqualified, 14 in fray for Ghatshila By-Election
Jamshedpur, Oct 22: The contest for the 45-Ghatshila (ST) Assembly by-election has taken an interesting turn as three candidates were disqualified…
Jamshedpur, Oct 22: The contest for the 45-Ghatshila (ST) Assembly by-election has taken an interesting turn as three candidates were disqualified after scrutiny of nomination papers, leaving 14 candidates in the race.
According to the official release from the Office of the District Election Officer, East Singhbhum, the nominations of Malti Tudu (Independent), Dukhiram Mandi (Aapki Vikas Party) and Mangal Murmu (Rashtriya Sanatan Party) were rejected during scrutiny.
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The final list of validly nominated candidates includes:
- Parmeshwar Tudu (Independent)
- Shrilal Kisku (Independent)
- Babulal Soren (BJP)
- Somesh Chandra Soren (JMM)
- Parvati Hansda (People’s Party of India – Democratic)
- Mansa Ram Hansda (Independent)
- Narayan Singh (Independent)
- Vikas Hembram (Independent)
- Panchanan Soren (Bharat Adivasi Party – BAP)
- Basant Kumar Topno (Independent)
- Ramdas Murmu (JLKAM)
- Manoj Kumar Singh (Independent)
- Vikram Kisku (Independent)
- Ramkrishna Kanti Mahali (Independent)
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The by-election is witnessing a three-cornered contest with major political parties like BJP, JMM and JLKM fielding strong candidates, alongside several independents and smaller party representatives.
