A. Raza pt web
The Election Commission of India has announced that the 18th Lok Sabha elections will be held in 7 phases. Elections for Tamil Nadu and Puducherry will be held on April 19, the first phase of polling. The nomination process, which started on the 20th, ended yesterday. A total of 1,749 candidates have filed their nominations, including 1,403 candidates. A maximum of 62 candidates have filed their nomination papers in Karur Lok Sabha constituency.
Scrutiny of nominations is taking place today. After this, the Election Commission will publish the details of the eligible candidates. Tomorrow is the last day for candidates to withdraw their nomination papers.
A. Raza, Lokesh Tamilchelvan petitions suspended!
In this case, the candidature of A. Raza, the sitting MP and candidate of the Nilgiri Lok Sabha constituency, was suddenly suspended today. Along with him, AIADMK candidate Lokesh Tamilchelvan’s petition was also put on hold. In the context of continuous consideration of the nominations since morning, the sudden suspension of the nominations of the two has created a commotion in the area. Both petitions were accepted within hours.
Earlier, 33 people had filed their nominations to contest the Nilgiri Lok Sabha seat, while the nominations of BJP candidate L. Murugan and Nam Tamil candidate Jayakumar were accepted.
A. Raza, Lokesh’s nominations were put on hold… why were they accepted?
Both A. Raza and Lokesh have mentioned their caste name as Hindu in their nomination papers. While these nominations were considered in the presence of Election Officer Aruna, it was said that ‘caste name should not be used using the word Hindu’. Both the petitions have been put on hold as other candidates have also raised objections in the matter.
While it was informed that the decision would be reached after consideration by the higher election officials in Chennai, after consideration both the petitions were accepted.