📷 Image: Wikimedia Commons / Adli Wahid
Minor modifications made by Basile Mor
Politics
Crowds flock to collectorate as BJP and Congress candidates submit nominations on final day
✍️ Bhaskar English
🗓 13 Oct 2026, 03:38 PM
👁 12
On the last day of filing nominations, large crowds gathered at the collectorate as most BJP and Congress aspirants submitted their papers.
A sizable crowd gathered at the district collectorate on the final day allotted for filing nomination papers ahead of the upcoming elections. Voters and party workers were seen queuing for hours as candidates approached the office to submit their documents.
Election officials reported that the majority of candidates from the two major parties, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Indian National Congress, completed their filings before the deadline. Their presence underscored the intense contest expected in the forthcoming poll.
The collectorate staff began processing the applications, verifying eligibility and ensuring compliance with the electoral code. The deadline for nominations is set to close at midnight, after which the list of contesting candidates will be published.
While BJP and Congress dominated the turnout, representatives from smaller regional parties also filed their nominations, indicating a broad-based participation across the political spectrum.
Election officials reported that the majority of candidates from the two major parties, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Indian National Congress, completed their filings before the deadline. Their presence underscored the intense contest expected in the forthcoming poll.
The collectorate staff began processing the applications, verifying eligibility and ensuring compliance with the electoral code. The deadline for nominations is set to close at midnight, after which the list of contesting candidates will be published.
While BJP and Congress dominated the turnout, representatives from smaller regional parties also filed their nominations, indicating a broad-based participation across the political spectrum.