Arunachal Bypoll: Nomination Paper Of Lone Candidate Found To Be Valid

The nomination paper of BJP’s Tsering Lhamu, the lone candidate contesting the February 27 by-election in Lumla assembly seat in Arunachal Pradesh’s Tawang district, was found to be valid, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Liken Koyu said on Wednesday.
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The returning officer of Lumla constituency will declare the lone candidate to have been duly elected immediately after the last hour for withdrawal of candidature at 3 pm on February 10, Koyu said.
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Though the People's Party of Arunachal (PPA) had nominated a former village headman as its candidate, he withdrew from the race and did not file his nomination.
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Lhamu is the wife of Jambey Tashi, the MLA of Lumla whose death necessitated the by-election.
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Tashi represented the constituency for three consecutive terms since 2009.
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Assembly elections in the northeastern state are due next year simultaneously with the Lok Sabha polls.