Sumitra Mahajan not to contest LS polls, says has freed party to make its choice
New Delhi: With the BJP appearing to be in a dilemma over fielding her, outgoing Lok Sabha Speaker and eight-time MP from Indore, Sumitra Mahajan Friday said she would not contest the ensuing general elections and has freed her party from making its choice.
Mahajan, who turns 76 next week, said there had been speculations whether the party will field someone who has crossed the 75-year age bar.
"There were speculations and so I decided to end them and free the party to make its choice. I will not contest Lok Sabha elections," she told PTI from Indore.
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Manjeshwar: A.K.M. Ashraf wins by 31,193 votes
Kasaragod: UDF candidate A.K.M. Ashraf has won the Manjeshwar Assembly seat in Kerala and is set to return to the Assembly.
He led from the start of counting and kept increasing his margin, finally winning by 31,193 votes.
Ashraf got 96,367 votes, while BJP’s K. Surendran got 65,174 votes. LDF candidate K.R. Jayanand finished third with 20,365 votes.
In the last election, Ashraf had won by just 745 votes against Surendran, but this time he significantly increased his lead.
