The Pioneer 19.12.2013
BMC polls: 29 nominations filed on third day
candidates from various political parties filed their papers for the
ensuing January 8 Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) polls on
Wednesday here at the Bhubaneswar Additional District Magistrate (ADM)
office.
The candidates accompanied by their supporters reached the ADM office
in processions and submitted their nominations to the ADM-cum-Election
Officer Manoj Kumar Pattnaik.
“Filing of nominations is going on smoothly. During the submission of
candidatures, we too conduct preliminary scrutiny of the nominations,”
said Patnaik. Meanwhile, senior BJP leader and in-charge of party’s BMC
polls Biswa Bhusan Harichandan said, “The party has already announced
its candidates’ list and they will submit their nominations on Thursday
and Friday, the last day of the filing of nominations.”
Panchyati Raj Minister and chief of the BJD poll campaign committee for
BMC polls Kalpataru Das said the party has already finalised its
candidates’ list and they would filed their nominations in next two
days.
Similarly, Bhubaneswar Zilla Congress unit president Manoranjan Das
said the party candidates are filing their nominations in a phased
manner.
On Tuesday, six nominations were filed. The last date for filing of nomination is December 20.
