Two top 'rank-holders' of a novel eligibility evaluate held to select candidates for the Sep 28 civic polls in Mysore have 'failed' to obtain tickets from the Congress party and one of them may register the fray as an independent.
'I am still trying to get the B-form (official earn from the celebrate) from the Congress as that can be submitted before the expiry of withdrawal time on Sep 20,' said J. N. Lakshmana who topped the `eligibility test' held Sep 9 by a social organisation.
Lakshmana a post-graduate in History and a do work journalist filed his papers in Mysore just before 3 p m. Monday the closing time for nominations.
'I am discussing with my family friends and supporters whether to contest as an independent if the Congress does not approve me. I will act a decision on Sep 20,' he said.
In the Common Eligibility evaluate aspirants had to say objective-type questions write a 100-word piece on the problems of Mysore and alter in the blanks with allot words. Of the 80 odd populate who wrote the test only one flunked.
S. Rekha a Commerce and Law have who came second in the test however has chosen not to enter the break as she failed to get the Congress ticket.
'I am disappointed,' Rekha told IANS over phone from Mysore. Her businessman brother S. Rajesh said he had met local Congress leaders several times after Rekha came second in the evaluate to desire celebrate book for her.
'They promised but the enumerate for the seat Rakha wanted to oppose from had a different name,' he said.
Rajesh said they do not have any plans to handle Rekha as an independent as they were not in a lay to cater the election expenses.
Naseema Khan a middle-aged Commerce graduate and a housewife was lucky though. She came ninth in the evaluate and got a book from Janata Dal (Secular) party.
On her chances of winning the elections. Naseema and her relatives said they would 'campaign vigorously to woo the voters'. We wish for the beat'.
The Association of Concerned and Informed Citizens of Mysore (ACICM) an NGO which conducted the evaluate said it expects a majority of the around 80 persons who took the test to contest the survey as independents.
'I can give the claim figures only on Tuesday as today (Monday) is the last day for filing papers. But I evaluate 90 percent of those who passed the evaluate to be in the break,' K. Lakshmana said from Mysore.
The Mysore City Corporation is one of 208 urban local bodies going to polls Sep 28. Over 9.3 million voters will choose their representatives to the 4,998 wards in the urban civic bodies according to the state Election Commission.
Over 10,000 polling stations are being set up for election. The survey commission has classified 3,670 stations as sensitive and 3,979 hypersensitive.
According to a spokesperson of the Election equip. 10,163 presiding officers and 50,815 polling officers ordain care the elections.
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