Nagpur: The last day of filing candidates for the November 20 assembly elections in Nagpur was a huge success. Candidates representing various political parties and independents packed offices in all six constituencies, bringing with them thousands of supporters to demonstrate their strength and rally enthusiasm before voting.
In a shocking incident, one of the leading candidates, former MP and former minister Anes Ahmed, has joined the party. Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) showed up on Monday, minutes past the 3pm deadline, but was not allowed to submit the form. This surprised not only his supporters but even opposition members, considering he has fought many polls in the past and is also a former minister.
Added a fresh twist BSP candidate Nomination papers were filed on the last day in all 12 assembly constituencies, including six Nagpur city constituencies and six rural constituencies.
Among those who submitted nominations were prominent candidates such as MLC Pravin Datke from Nagpur Central, BJP district president Sudhakar Kohare from Nagpur West and former MLA Milind Mane from Nagpur North. . Each arrived with a large number of supporters to begin the campaign.
Prominent Congress candidates were veteran leader and former minister Nitin Raut from Nagpur north and Girish Pandav from Nagpur south against BJP MLA Mohan Mate. Bunty Shelke, another high-profile Congress candidate, contested the Nagpur Central polls and set up a fight against Datke. Municipal council president and sitting MLA Vikas Thakre is also seeking re-election from Nagpur West.
Duneshwar Pethe, leader of the Sharad Pawar faction of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), has filed his nomination from Nagpur East.
In addition to party-backed candidates, independent candidates and opposition candidates were also thrown into the ring. Former BJP leader Naresh Barde is currently contesting as an independent and has filed nomination from Nagpur West. Former Congress corporator Ramesh Punekar has contested the election from Nagpur Central against the official party candidate. Usha Chaudhary will contest from south-west Nagpur from the Sharad Pawar faction of the NCP despite being denied a party ticket.
Among the rebels are Naresh Barde and senior Congress leaders Manoj Senghor, Purushottam Hazare and Sangita Talmare, all of whom have filed candidates as independents, with Sanghor from the BSP. I submitted the ticket form. These candidates will influence Nagpur West and Nagpur North seats.
During the nomination rush, thousands of supporters gathered outside donation boxes, waving banners, cheering and demonstrating their loyalty. Party leaders, including leaders from the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress, also joined the candidates in an effort to boost morale and demonstrate strength in numbers. Campaign rhetoric was on full display, with each candidate emphasizing their commitment to addressing local issues and bringing development to their districts.
As Nagpur gears up for the November elections, the energetic display of these candidates in the final days hints at a tight race ahead in the state assembly polls. Suggests.
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Candidate tokenization
The last day of filing nomination papers was so crowded that returning officers from all six parliamentary constituencies had to issue tokens to candidates who arrived at the last minute.
Collector Vipin Itankar told TOI, “Issuance of tokens to candidates is a standard procedure that normally applies to voters, but it is also used for candidates during nominations. If candidates arrive, we will give each one a token and then guide them.” Entrants will be called out one by one in descending order to prevent unauthorized individuals from entering after the cut-off time. But we usually follow this process to maintain order and maintain order. the integrity of the electoral process; ”
