18 candidates in fray for Pondy LS seat
With none of the candidates withdrawing their nominations even as the deadline drew to a close today, the upcoming Lok Sabha election will now see 18 candidates battling it out for the lone seat here.
By : migrator
Update: 2019-03-29 22:37 GMT
Puducherry
Although 37 nominations were filed, 19 were rejected upon scrutiny, leaving behind just 18 candidates in the fray.
The LS poll will now see a tough fight between V Vaithilingam of the Congress-led alliance with the DMK, Left parties among others, and the N R Congress candidate, Dr Narayanasamy, supported by the AIADMK and the BJP. Meanwhile, two candidates withdrew their nominations for the Thattanchavady Assembly bypoll, leaving behind eight candidates in the fray.
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