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RS polls: Cong leader challenges EC move

Pradeep Kumar Balmuchu,Jharkhand Pradesh Congress Committee president and one of the five candidates for the March 30 Rajya Sabha polls

Pradeep Kumar Balmuchu,Jharkhand Pradesh Congress Committee president and one of the five candidates for the March 30 Rajya Sabha polls that were countermanded by the Election Commission,filed a petition on Tuesday seeking to declare the EC’s decision unconstitutional. A Bench comprising Justices Prakash Tatia and A P Singh reserved its decision,according to the state’s senior standing counsel S K Verma. Apart from Balmuchu,Jharkhand resident Jai Shankar Pathak has also filed a PIL challenging the EC decision.

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