<p> Patil had filed papers as an independent and his nomination was accepted during the scrutiny by the returning officer, only to realise later that the candidate was under-aged. <br />The minimum age to be a member of the upper house is 30, according to the Constitution. <br />The returning officer referred the matter to the Election Commission, which directed him to re-scrutinise the nomination papers of Ajaykumar Patil and send a report.</p>
<p> Patil had filed papers as an independent and his nomination was accepted during the scrutiny by the returning officer, only to realise later that the candidate was under-aged. <br />The minimum age to be a member of the upper house is 30, according to the Constitution. <br />The returning officer referred the matter to the Election Commission, which directed him to re-scrutinise the nomination papers of Ajaykumar Patil and send a report.</p>