Pattukotai is part of Thanjavur constituency which will go for poll on April 19 ( Phase 1 ). BJP has fielded M. Muruganantham, while DMK candidate S. Murasoli is contesting from the Thanjavur constituency. Also, DMDK nominee P Sivanesan has filed his nomination.
According to the official list of validly nominated candidates, the name of SP candidate Meera Yadav is not available in the list. A total of 14 candidates which includes BJP candidate VD Sharma, BSP candidate Kamlesh Kumar and 12 independent candidates are valid candidates to contest the po
The Congress-led UDF has filed a complaint against NDA Thiruvananthapuram candidate and Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar for filing a "false affidavit" in the Lok Sabha election nomination papers.
As the last date for filing nomination papers ended on Thursday, 290 candidates submitted their nomination papers in various Lok Sabha constituencies in Kerala, Chief Electoral Officer Sanjay Kaul said.
During this, state BJP chief VD Sharma, state cabinet minister Prahlad Patel were also present in the roadshow. People were also seen welcoming the leaders in JCB on the occasion.
Kerala BJP chief and candidate from Wayanad, K Surendran filed his nomination on Thursday for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections after holding a mega roadshow with Union Minister Smriti Irani.
After holding a mega road show with Kerala BJP chief and candidate from Wayanad, K Surendran ahead of his nomination on Thursday, Union Minister Smriti Irani came down heavily on Rahul Gandhi and alleged him of taking support from the leaders of the banned outfit Popular Front of India.
Former Karnataka Chief Minister and JDS-BJP candidate HD Kumaraswamy on Thursday submitted his nomination papers for the Mandya parliamentary constituency in Karnataka for the Lok Sabha elections.
Congress leader and its candidate from the Alappuzha constituency in Kerala, KC Venugopal on Thursday filed his nomination for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, starting from April 19 in seven phases across the country.