15 candidates left in fray for Rajnandgaon bypoll

Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh, Mar 14 (UNI) Fifteen candidates were left in the fray for Rajnandgaon assembly constituency in Chhattisgarh where byelections are scheduled to take place on March 29.

''Three candidates -- Brijmohan Joshi, Bhagvat Prasad Sonkar and Rakesh Srivastava -- withdrew their names on the last day of withdrawing names today,'' District Election Officer R S Vishwakarma told UNI.

The key contestants include Mr Devrat Singh (Cong), Mr Leelaram Bhojwani (BJP) and Mr Balkrishna Agrawal (BSP).

The Rajnandgaon seat fell empty as BJP MP Pradeep Gandhi was disqualified after being caught on camera in the cash-for-questions scandal.

UNI