Port Blair, March 26: As part of the Lok Sabha Elections-2024, the process for filing of nominations by the contesting candidates is continuing. The Office of the Returning Officer, A & N Islands Parliamentary Constituency (District Office, South Andaman) is receiving the nomination papers from the contesting candidates. Four more candidates filed their nominations on March 26, 2024.

Dr. Arun Kumar Mallik of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) filed one set of nomination paper. Shri D. Ayyappan of Communist Party of India (Marxist), CPI (M) filed four sets of nomination papers. Shri Manoj Paul of Andaman Nicobar Democratic Congress filed two sets of nomination papers. Shri KJB Selvaraj of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) filed one set of nomination paper. All the candidates handed over their nomination papers to the Returning Officer, A & N Islands Parliamentary Constituency, Shri Arjun Sharma in the Office of the Returning Officer (Deputy Commissioner, South Andaman).

So far, five nominations have been filed since March 20, 2024 for the Election to the House of People from the A&N Islands Parliamentary Constituency. Tomorrow (Mar. 27) is the last date for filing of nomination.