Statesman News Service
MALDA, 21 OCT: Mr AN Khan Choudhury, brother of South Malda MP Mr AH Khan Choudhury, filed his nomination as the Congress candidate for the Sujapur bypolls today. Yesterday, the electoral registration officer in Malda included his name in the voters’ list. However, Mr Hamidur Rahman also filed his nomination today as an alternative candidate for the Congress in the bypolls.
According to the district election officials, the Congress leaders today submitted the letter of symbol where the West Bengal PCC chief, Mr Pranab Mukherjee, authorised by Mr Keshava Rao, has allotted party symbol to Mr AN Khan Choudhury as the “main” candidate and also authorised Mr Hamidur Rahman as an alternative one.
Political observers said Mr AN Khan Choudhury would contest the Sujapur bypolls as a Congress candidate if the Opposition does not object to the nomination, during the scrutiny that is to be held tomorrow.
Today thousands of people belonging to the Congress and the Trinamul assembled infront of the district magistrate's office when the Congress candidate came to submit his nomination papers. They did not bother to follow the election commission's guidelines in the office of the returning officer.
Interestingly, the South Malda MP, Mr AH Khan Choudhury and the North Malda MP Miss Mausam Noor were not present today.
A total of nine persons belonging to various parties including the CPI-M have sumitted their nomination papers to take part in the Sujapur bypolls.
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