Puducherry Assembly elections | Nomination process begins for poll
The Hindu
The window for filing nominations for the upcoming election for the Puducherry Assembly opened on Friday with a formal notification for the poll on April 6. Chief Secretary Ashwani Kumar issued a gazette notification in this regard.
However, no candidates filed their nominations on the first day. The last date for filing nominations is March 19, scrutiny of nominations will take place on March 20, and the deadline for withdrawal of candidature expires on March 22.
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