India News | Rajasthan Assembly Bypolls: 29 Candidates Filed Nominations for Two Seats

Jaipur, Oct 8 (PTI) A total of 29 candidates have filed nomination papers for bypolls to Vallabhnagar (Udaipur) and Dhariawad (Pratapgarh) assembly constituencies in Rajasthan.

Friday was the last day for nomination filing which started from October 1.

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In Vallabhnagar, 16 candidates filed nomination papers while 13 candidates filed nominations in Dhariawad, according to Chief Electoral Officer Praveen Gupta.

He informed that in both the assemblies, nomination papers were presented by the candidates and their supporters with the compliance of COVID-19 guidelines.

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Scrutiny of nomination papers will be done on October 11 and nomination can be withdrawn by October 13.

Voting will be held on October 30, while the counting of votes will be done on November 2.

The bypolls have been necessitated due to the demise of Congress MLA from Vallabhnagar Gajendra Shaktawat and BJP MLA from Dhariawad Gautam Lal Meena.

In the house of 200, the ruling Congress at present has 106 MLAs, BJP - 71, Rashtriya Loktantrik Party (RLP) - 3, CPI(M) and Bharatiya Tribal Party (BTP) - 2 each, Rashtriya Lok Dal - 1 and 13 are independent legislators.

Two seats (Dhariawad and Vallabhnagar) are vacant for which bypolls are going to be held.

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