Bihar: 13 candidates file nominations

Patna: The Bihar Assembly speaker Uday Narayan Chaudhary and 12 other candidates today filed nomination papers in five parliamentary seats going to polls in the first phase on 10 April. Chaudhary filed his nomination papers from Jamui (SC) parliamentary seat as the JD(U) candidate, while his RJD rival Sudhanshu Shekhar Bhaskar too submitted his nomination, according to the Chief Electoral Office (CEO) release. [caption id=“attachment_1439613” align=“alignnone” width=“300”]  Poll time. Reuters[/caption] In Sasaram (SC) Lok Sabha seat, JD(U) nominee KP Ramaiah, Chhedi Paswan of BJP and Surendra Ram, an Independent, filed their nomination papers, while Bagi Kumar Verma and Usha Sharan (Independent) submitted their nomination from Aurangabad parliamentary seat, it said. JD(U) candidate Kaushal Yadav filed his nomination papers from Nawada Lok Sabha seat, while five candidates—Bhairav Dayal Singh (Independent), Jyoti Rashmi (Independent), Satya Narayan Singh (Independent), Sanjay Kewat (BSP) and Pradeep Kumar Joshi (Rashtriya Seva Dal)—submitted nomination for their candidature friom Karakat parliamentary seat, the release said. PTI