Datia, July 13 (). Authorized candidates of Bharatiya Janata Party and Congress filed nomination papers on Monday for the by-election being held in Datia Assembly of Madhya Pradesh. Both the candidates were accompanied by senior leaders of their parties.
BJP has fielded Ashutosh Tiwari as its candidate for Datia by-election, while Congress has fielded Ghanshyam Singh. Both the candidates reached the Collectorate office with their supporters. BJP candidate Ashutosh Tiwari filed his nomination papers in the presence of Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, Bharatiya Janata Party State President Hemant Khandelwal, State Incharge Dr. Mahendra Singh and senior leader Dr. Narottam Mishra.
Meanwhile, Congress Party’s official candidate Ghanshyam Singh filed nomination papers in the presence of Leader of Opposition Umang Singhar, MLA Phoolsingh Baraiya, Datia District Congress Committee President Ashok Dangi, Congress officials and other workers. After filing the nomination papers, Congress leaders have said that with the blessings of Mother Pitambara and the justice-loving aware people of Datia, they will once again repose their trust in the Congress and give a befitting reply in a democratic manner to the BJP, which is doing arrogant, dictatorial and anti-people politics.
Congress’s Rajendra Bharti was recently sentenced by the court to more than two years in prison in a case, due to which he had to lose his MLA post. Now by-elections are taking place here, and Congress and BJP have announced their official candidates. Besides, these candidates have also filed nominations.
BJP has released the list of 40 star campaigners for Datia by-election. This list contains the names of many senior leaders of the party. According to the schedule announced by the Election Commission of India, the last day for filing nominations is Monday, while their review will be on July 14 and the last date for withdrawal of nominations will be July 16. Voting is scheduled for July 30, while the counting of votes will take place on August 4.
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