Serial contestant among first three to file nominations

While the ruling NDA and Opposition INDIA bloc are yet to reveal their nominees for the vice presidential election on September 9, three nominations, including from a serial contestant who claims to have filed nominations for 250 different elections over the past four decades, submitted their papers as the window for filing nominations opened on Thursday.

All three nominations were rejected for not complying with statutory requirements, as per a statement from the Rajya Sabha secretariat. One of those unsuccessful candidates was Dr K Padmarajan, a resident of Salem, Tamil Nadu.

Damini Nath is an Assistant Editor with the national bureau of The Indian Express. She covers the housing and urban affairs and Election Commission beats. She has 11 years of experience as a reporter and sub-editor. Before joining The Indian Express in 2022, she was a reporter with The Hindu’s national bureau covering culture, social justice, housing and urban affairs and the Election Commission. … Read More