66 candidates withdraw nomination papers
The Hindu
As the deadline for withdrawal of nominations ended on Thursday, as many as 66 candidates, including a few rebel candidates of mainstream political parties, withdrew their nomination papers leaving 42
As the deadline for withdrawal of nominations ended on Thursday, as many as 66 candidates, including a few rebel candidates of mainstream political parties, withdrew their nomination papers leaving 420 candidates in the fray. Polling for 82 wards in the Hubballi-Dharwad Municipal Corporation elections is scheduled to be held on September 3. Nomination papers of a total of 486 candidates were declared valid after scrutiny on Tuesday. Among the 486 candidates, a total of 66 candidates withdrew their nomination papers before the deadline, according to a press release from Deputy Commissioner of Dharwad Nitesh Patil. That leaves 420 candidates in the contest.
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