UP: Nominations of 13 candidates for Gorakhpur, Phoolpur LS bypolls rejected

As many as 13 nomination papers on Wednesday were rejected for the March 11 Lok Sabha bypolls to the Gorakhpur and Phoolpur seats in Uttar Pradesh.

Seven nomination papers from the Gorakhpur seat and six from Phoolpur were rejected leaving 10 and 24 candidates, respectively, in the fray after scrutiny of names was undertaken on Wednesday, the state election office said.

February 23 is the last date for withdrawal of names, they said, adding that counting of votes will be held on March 14.

Byelections in Gorakhpur and Phulpur were necessitated after Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and his deputy Keshav Prasad Maurya vacated their respective seats after becoming members of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council.