KOCHI: Nomination papers for the Piravom bypoll can be filed till 3 pm on Wednesday, while the scrutiny process will be done on March 1. Candidates can withdraw their nominations before 3 pm on March 3, and symbols will be issued after that, the officials said on Tuesday.During the process of scrutiny only four people, including the candidate, should be present. It will be carried out by a team of officials under the Returning Officer. The candidate, his agent, the nominator and an advocate or representative of the candidate can be present during the scrutiny.District Collector P I Sheik Pareeth said that nominations should not be rejected on trivial grounds. Minor mistakes in the nomination should not be taken seriously. If candidates voice any concern over such issues then it will be looked into. However, if there is no such issue, there’s no need for the officer to allot more time for collecting evidence.The officer should be careful while issuing symbols. Also, utmost care should be taken while including the names of the candidates on the ballot paper. If there are two candidates with the same name, the main candidate can choose a name. For the other candidate, his name can be mentioned along with the name of his father or his place. This is according to the rules laid down by the Election Commission of India.
Comments
0 comment