Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) being lined up and stored inside a college following the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections, in Coimbatore.
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Latur: As many as 28 candidates are left in the fray for the Lok Sabha election from the Latur seat in Maharashtra after three candidates withdrew their nomination papers, an official said on Tuesday.
Monday was the last day to withdraw nomination papers, he said.
Thirty-six candidates had submitted their nomination forms, of which papers of five candidates were rejected after scrutiny, and three withdrew their candidature, Latur collector and returning officer Varsha Thakur-Ghuge said.
With this, 28 candidates are in the fray for the elections to be held on May 7.
Among the major political parties, the BJP has fielded sitting MP Sudhakar Shrangare, the Congress has given a ticket to Shivaji Kalge, and the Prakash Ambedkar-led Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) has fielded Narsingrao Nivritti Udgirkar.
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