No nominations as on March 14
Morung Express News
Dimapur | March 14
The Election Commission of India recently announced the poll dates for the Rajya Sabha seat from Nagaland sparking speculations over who will fill the lone seat.
The election will be held on March 31 to fill the seat vacated by incumbent Member of Parliament KG Kenye, who will retire on April 2.
While most of it is still under conjecture, sources in the political circles dropped a few names including former MP K Asungba Sangtam and BJP National Vice President Dr M Chuba Ao.
Sangtam, who represented Nagaland in the 13th and 14th Lok Sabha was awarded the Padma Shri for his contributions in public affairs in 2009, while Dr Ao is currently the Chairperson of the Nagaland State Co-operative Marketing & Consumers’ Federation Ltd (MARCOFED), a post he assumed after the formation of the People’s Democratic Alliance government in 2018.
Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) President Chingwang Konyak’s name was also floated for some time but he was reportedly ‘not interested,’ as per sources.
No nominations yet
Meanwhile, preparations are on for the election which is just a few weeks away.
On Tuesday, Additional Secretary & Returning Officer for the election Khruohituonuo Rio issued a notification in pursuance of the provision of Subsection (1) of section 29 of the Representation of People Act, 1951. It stated that poll process will be conducted at the Conference Hall, Annex Room of the Assembly Secretariat between 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, as approved by the ECI.
The RO also informed that no nominations have been received till 3:00 pm on Monday.
The RO went on to inform that nomination papers can be delivered by a candidate or proposer to the RO or the Assistant RO at Room No. 65, NLA Secretariat, between 11:00 am and 3:00 pm on all working days by March 21.
The last date of nominations is March 21, scrutiny on March 22, and last date for withdrawal of candidatures on March 24 (before 3:00 pm).
“Notice of withdrawal of candidature may be delivered by a candidate or his proposers or his election agent who has been authorized in writing by the candidate to deliver it to either of the Officers specified in paragraph (2) above at his Office before 3:00 pm on March 24,” the notification stated.
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