<p>BSP has fielded the widow of its Karnaprayag candidate Kuldeep Kumar Kaanwasi whose death in a road accident led to postponement of polling in the seat in Uttarakhand to March 9.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Karnaprayag seat election officer N Goswami said that Kumar's wife Jyoti filed her nomination papers yesterday. The election on the Karnaprayag was postponed by the Election Commission after Kaanwasi died in a road mishap, three days before the state Assembly polls on February 15.<br /><br />As per law, if candidates of recognised party die, it is countermanded and party is given time to field a new candidate and polling fixed for new date.<br /><br />The Election Commission had then fixed March 9 as the date for polling and February 20 as the last date for filing of nomination of the new candidate.</p>
<p>BSP has fielded the widow of its Karnaprayag candidate Kuldeep Kumar Kaanwasi whose death in a road accident led to postponement of polling in the seat in Uttarakhand to March 9.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Karnaprayag seat election officer N Goswami said that Kumar's wife Jyoti filed her nomination papers yesterday. The election on the Karnaprayag was postponed by the Election Commission after Kaanwasi died in a road mishap, three days before the state Assembly polls on February 15.<br /><br />As per law, if candidates of recognised party die, it is countermanded and party is given time to field a new candidate and polling fixed for new date.<br /><br />The Election Commission had then fixed March 9 as the date for polling and February 20 as the last date for filing of nomination of the new candidate.</p>