PIONEER EDGE NEWS SERVICE/ Dehradun
Exercising the powers bestowed on it under the Representation of People Act- 1951, the Election Commission of India has disqualified four candidates who had contested the Vidhan Sabha elections of 2022 from contesting any election of Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and Vidhan Sabha of any State or Union Territory for a period of three years.
The commission has debarred Ramanand Singh, a resident of Aithan of Tyuni in Dehradun district from contesting elections for a period of three years. He had contested the Vidhan Sabha election of 2022 from Chakrata assembly constituency. Similarly, Balbir Singh Talwar, a resident of Preet Vihar, Majara, Niranjanpur, Dehradun who had contested from Dharampur constituency and Kamlesh Mathur of 59 Ladpur, Rajpur road who had contested the Vidhan Sabha election of 2022 from Rajpur Road constituency have also been disqualified from contesting by the ECI.
Apart from these three, the ECI has also disqualified Jagjeet Singh, a resident of Chandreshwar Marg, Mayapur , Rishikesh. He contested from Rishikesh assembly constituency in 2022.
All the four persons had contested the Vidhan Sabha election of 2022 but had not submitted the details of the expenses incurred by them in the election. The Commission had served notices to them but found their replies unsatisfactory.
Recently the ECI had removed 17 non recognised political parties in Uttarakhand from the list of registered parties. The action of the commission assumes significance since the Vidhan Sabha elections in the State are scheduled in 2027.
