26 March is the last date for withdrawal of first phase nominations

Bhopal: Nominations filed for 9 constituencies of the first phase of Lok Sabha elections in Madhya Pradesh can be withdrawn till March 26. A total of 144 candidates had filed nominations for the first phase of which 134 have been left in the fray after rejection of 10 nominations during scrutiny on March 24. With this 18 candidates have been left in the fray in Satna, 17 in Rewa, 15 in Sidhi, 14 in Shahdol, 15 in Jabalpur, 11 in Mandla, 19 in Balaghat, 17 in Chhindwara and 8 in Hoshangabad.s