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The last fig of candidates contesting Erode eastbound bypoll is 46, officials confirmed.
Nomination of a pistillate autarkic campaigner of the Erode eastbound assembly bypoll was rejected successful the intervening nighttime betwixt Monday and Tuesday, hours aft database of candidates were finalised, officials said.
As clip for withdrawal of nominations was implicit by 3 p.m. connected Monday, 47 candidates were successful the fray for the bypoll, officials had said. However, aft 5 p.m. 2 autarkic candidates Azhwar and Noor Mohammed challenged the candidacy of different autarkic candidate.
They approached the Returning Officer (RO) N. Manish with a ailment stating that autarkic campaigner successful the fray Padmavathy has her sanction successful the Karnataka voters database and hence her information should beryllium rejected, sources said.
They besides said Padmavathy’s sanction is successful the voters database of K. R. Puram successful Karnataka and arsenic per predetermination rules lone the residents of Tamil Nadu could contention assembly predetermination successful the state. The RO and different predetermination officials verified the facts and and conveyed the details to the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Tamil Nadu. Based connected the directions from the CEO, the Returning Officer rejected the information of Padmavathy.
Hence, the last fig of candidates contesting Erode eastbound bypoll is 46, officials confirmed.
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