Hardeep Puri’s Rajya Sabha Nomination Accepted, Two Rejected
Returning Officer rejects papers of two independent candidates over nomination requirements in Madhya Pradesh
- Hardeep Singh Puri’s Rajya Sabha nomination accepted.
- Independent candidate Kante Sayanna’s papers rejected over insufficient proposers.
- Rajkumar Lohani’s nomination rejected over missing Form 26 affidavit.
- Deadline for submitting the affidavit was 3 PM on November 2.
GG News Bureau
Bhopal, 4th Nov: The Rajya Sabha by-election nomination of Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri has been accepted in Madhya Pradesh, while the papers filed by two independent candidates, Kante Sayanna and Rajkumar Lohani, have been rejected by the Returning Officer.
According to the order, Kante Sayanna’s nomination was rejected for failing to meet the mandatory requirement of securing signatures from at least 10 elected members of the State Legislative Assembly or 10% of its elected members, whichever is fewer.
The nomination of Rajkumar Lohani was rejected because he failed to submit the mandatory Form 26 affidavit by the prescribed deadline of 3 PM on November 2, 2026.
With Puri’s nomination accepted, the scrutiny process has cleared his candidature for the Rajya Sabha by-election in the state.
