Ramakant Bhargava from Budhni, Ramniwas Rawat from Vijaypur.
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BJP declared candidates from Budhni and Vijaypur. Ramakant Bhargava is Shivraj’s successor from Budhni. Voting will be held on November 13, counting of votes will be held on November 23.
State Bureau, Naiduniya: Bhopal: On Saturday evening, the Central Election Committee of BJP announced the names of the candidates for the by-election of Budhni and Vijaypur assembly constituencies in Madhya Pradesh. Ramakant Bhargava has been elected from Budhni as the successor of former Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan.
Bhargava is close to Shivraj
Bhargava is considered very close to Shivraj. He has also been an MP from Vidisha Lok Sabha seat. The party’s state election committee had sent Bhargava’s name to the first position in the panel. Secondly, the name of Shivraj’s son Kartikeya Singh Chauhan was sent to the central leadership in the panel. Here, State Forest Minister Ramniwas Rawat has been made the BJP candidate from Vijaypur seat.
That’s why the seats became vacant
In last year’s assembly elections, Shivraj had won from Budhni and Ramniwas Rawat had won from Vijaypur on Congress ticket. Shivraj became MP and Rawat left Congress and joined BJP and resigned the membership of the Assembly. For this reason, by-elections are being held on both the seats.
Shivraj congratulated
Union Minister Shivraj has posted on Twitter and congratulated the candidates declared for Budhni and Vijaypur assembly seats. Shivraj wrote that hearty congratulations on the Central Election Committee declaring Ramakant Bhargava as the candidate for Budhni Assembly by-election of Madhya Pradesh and Ramniwas Rawat for Vijaypur Assembly by-election. May you fulfill the trust that the party has reposed in you and come out victorious, my best wishes to you.
No nomination papers were filed even on the second day
The process of filing nominations for the by-elections in Budhni and Vijaypur started but no candidate filed nomination papers on the first and second day. Chief Electoral Officer Sukhveer Singh said that even on the second day of filing of nomination papers for the by-election in Assembly Constituency No. 2 Vijaypur of Sheopur district and Assembly Constituency No. 156 Budhni of Sehore district, no one in both the assembly constituencies. Nomination letter not received.
The Election Commission has announced the dates of the by-elections. The last date for filling nomination papers is 25th October. The scrutiny of nomination papers will be done on October 28. Names can be withdrawn till 30th October. Voting will take place on November 13 and counting of votes will take place on November 23.