Bhubaneswar: The nomination papers of five candidates for the November 11 Nuapada by-poll were rejected during scrutiny due to technical errors, sources in the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) said here on Thursday.

In all, 19 candidates had filed nominations for the bypoll — eight from political parties and 11 as Independents. However, during scrutiny on Wednesday, the papers of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) nominee Rajaram Sahu, Rashtriya Parivartan Dal’s Sitaram Behera and three independents — Kamal Kumar Chhatria, Purusottam Behera and Bhujabal Adabang — were rejected, leaving 14 candidates in the fray. The last date for withdrawal of nomination is October 24.

According to the CEO’s office, the nominations of Jay Dholakia (BJP), Snehangini Chhuria (BJD), Ghasiram Majhi (Congr

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