600
candidates have so far filed their nominations for 70 assembly seats in
Uttarakhand where polling is scheduled to be held on 30th January.
The
exact number of candidates who have filed nominations till expiry of
deadline on Thursday evening, would be known later, Uttarakhand Chief
Election Officer Radha Raturi said.
State
minister Matbar Singh Kandari (BJP), former minister Nav Prabhat
(Cong), and Manish Tiwari (Cong), nephew of veteran Congress leader and
former Uttarakhand Chief Minister N D Tiwari were among those who filed
their nomination papers on the last day on Thursday.
The scrutiny of nomination papers would be held on Friday while the last date of withdrawal of names is 16th Jan.Both
ruling BJP and main opposition Congress have fielded their candidates
on all the 70 seats in the hill state where nearly 64 lakh voters are
expected to exercise their franchise.
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