SP nominee's papers rejected in Khajuraho, party to move HC
8 months, 2 weeks ago

SP nominee's papers rejected in Khajuraho, party to move HC

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhopal: The nomination form of Samajwadi Party’s candidate from Khajuraho Lok Sabha constituency in Madhya Pradesh was rejected after scrutiny by the returning officer on Friday, suggesting that the prospects of BJP nominee ‘getting a walkover’ in the upcoming polls. “The local returning officer rejected the SP candidate Meera Yadav’s nomination papers as she had not signed the ‘B form’, and also failed to attach a certified copy of the 2023 Assembly elections voters’ list”, a senior officer of Panna, district under which Khajuraho falls, said. We will move the High Court against the returning officer’s order”, national spokesman of the party Yash Bhartiya told this newspaper. SP supremo and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav alleged ‘BJP machinery’ behind the rejection of the nomination form of his party’s candidate, and called it ‘murder of democracy in public’.

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India TV News  

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8 months ago

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The Hindu  

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8 months ago

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Hindustan Times  

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8 months ago

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New Indian Express  

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8 months ago

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New Indian Express  

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The Hindu  

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Hindustan Times  

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Deccan Chronicle  

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The Hindu  

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Deccan Chronicle  

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Live Law  

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The Hindu  

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