17 nominations field on third day

Shimla, Nov 27 (UNI) Himachal Pradesh's Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Manisha Nanda today said 17 candidates have filed their papers on the third day of the nominations today.

One nomination each in Shimla and Solan districts, two each in Sirmaur and Una districts, three in Chamba district and four each in Mandi and Kangra district, she said in a release here.

Prominently among the candidates to file their papers former deputy speaker Dharam Singh Thakur (Arki), Kush Parmar (Nahan), and Surinder Kumar Kaku (Kangra).

In all, 47 candidates have filed their nominations in the first three days UNI AS HS JMK1938