Today is the last day for filing nominations for Delhi Polls

Today is the

last day for filing of nominations for Delhi Assembly Elections. Inspection of

nomination papers will be held tomorrow, while names can be withdrawn till

Friday, 24th January. BJP and Congress released second list of candidates

yesterday.

BJP

announced candidates for 10 assembly seats including New Delhi, Delhi Cantt,

Rajouri Garden, Shahdara and Kalkaji among others. Sunil Yadav will be the

party candidate from New Delhi seat. There are two women candidates in the

list, Sumanlata Shaukeen from Nangloi Jaat and Kusum Khatri from Mehrauli.

Congress

announced seven new names in its list. It has fielded Romesh Sabharwal from the

New Delhi Assembly seat against AAP convenor and Chief Minister Arvind

Kejriwal. The party has given four seats, Burari, Uttam Nagar, Palam and Kirari

to its alliance partner RJD.

BJP has

forged an alliance with JDU and LJP in Delhi and decided to give three seats to

them. JDU will contest on two seats and LJP on one. BJP ally Shiromani Akali

Dal yesterday said it will not contest the Delhi Assembly elections.

AAP convener

Arvind Kejriwal will file his nomination papers today.

There are

around one crore 47 lakh voters in Delhi. Election for 70 Assembly seats will

be held on 8th of next month. Counting of votes will be taken up on 11th

February.