Candidates File Nominationation Papers For UP Zila Panchayat Polls

The State Election Commission had fixed June 26 as the date for filing of nomination papers for the election in all 75 districts of the state on July 3.

Nomination papers for the election of zila panchayat chairpersons were filed in all the districts of Uttar Pradesh today. The State Election Commission (SEC) had fixed June 26 as the date for filing of nomination papers for the election in all 75 districts of the state. According to reports received from different districts, candidates belonging to the BJP, Samajwadi Party, Apna Dal (S) and Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) and independents filed their nomination papers. According to a report received from Budaun, Varsha Yadav, wife of mafia-turned-politician DP Yadav''s nephew, filed her papers as BJP candidate, while Sunita Shakya, wife of former MLA Sinod Shakya, filed her nomination as Samajwadi Party (SP) candidate.