Port Blair, March 22: The Office of the Returning Officer, A&N Islands Parliamentary Constituency (District Office, South Andaman) has started receiving the nomination papers from the contesting candidates. The notification for election to the lone Parliamentary Constituency for UT was issued on March 20, 2024. Shri Bishnu Pada Ray of Bharatiya Janata Party today handed over four sets of nomination papers to the Returning Officer, A & N Islands Parliamentary Constituency, Shri Arjun Sharma, IAS at the Office of the Returning Officer (Deputy Commissioner, South Andaman) in person.
The Election Commission of India has announced the schedule for General Elections to the 18th Lok Sabha and the notification for the First Phase of Lok Sabha Election to this effect has been issued on Mar. 20, 2024. As per this, the filing of nomination for A&N Islands Parliamentary Constituency has commenced from 20/03/2024 and the last date for filing of nominations is 27/03/2024. The nomination papers can be filed in the Office of the Returning Officer, A&N Islands Parliamentary Constituency (District Office, South Andaman), Port Blair between 11 am and 3 pm on any day (other than Public Holiday) not later than 27/03/2024. The nomination papers will be taken up for scrutiny on 28/03/2024 at 11 am in Room No. 1, Chamber of Returning Officer (Deputy Commissioner, South Andaman), Port Blair. The last date of withdrawal of candidature is 30/03/2024 and the polling, if necessary, will be held on 19/04/2024 from 7 am to 6 pm.