Nomination papers of 10 candidates in DK declared valid; DEO rejects papers of 1 candidate
Mangaluru: Deputy Commissioner and District Election Officer of Dakshina Kannada Mullai Muhilan declared on Friday that, while 11 candidates have submitted their nomination papers for the Lok Sabha elections, the papers filed by 10 candidates are valid.
The candidates were given Thursday, April 4 as the deadline to file their nomination papers for the elections. The Dakshina Kannada DEO, who scrutinized the 21 nomination papers he received from the 11 candidates, has also declared the papers filed by one of the candidates as invalid and rejected them.
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The nomination papers submitted by Padmaraj R of the Congress, Brijesh Chowta of the BJP, Kanthappa Alangar of the Bahujan Samaj Party, Durgaprasad of the Karunada Sevaka Paksha, Prajakeeya Manohar of the Uttama Prajakeeya Party, Ranjini M of Karnataka Rashtra Samiti and Independent candidates Deepak Rajesh Coelho, Maxim Pinto, Satish Boodumakki and Supreeth Kumar Poojary have been declared valid by Dakshina Kannada DEO Muhilan.
The last date to withdraw the nomination papers is Monday, April 8.
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Excise 'scam': Delhi court extends CM Arvind Kejriwal's judicial custody till May 20
New Delhi (PTI): A Delhi court on Tuesday extended the judicial custody of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a money-laundering case related to the alleged excise scam till May 20.
Special Judge for CBI and ED Kaveri Baweja extended Kejriwal's custody till May 20 after the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader was produced before the court through a video-conference on the expiry of his custody granted earlier.
The judge also extended the judicial custody of co-accused Chanpreet Singh till May 20.
