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Bhopal, June 19 (IANS) Congress leader Kamlesh Shah on Tuesday filed nomination for the by-poll to be held on July 10 in Amarwara Assembly segment in Madhya Pradesh’s Chhindwara district.
Three-time Congress Member of Parliament Kamlesh Shah had switched to the BJP after quitting as a Congress legislator ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, necessitating the by-election.
Chhindwara district is now set to witness another high-voltage electoral contest in eight months’ time after the Assembly elections in November 2023 and the recently concluded general elections.
On Tuesday, he filed his nomination as a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate in the presence of Chief Minister Mohan Yadav and BJP state chief VD Sharma.
Shah, who used to be a loyalist of Congress veteran and former chief minister Kamal Nath, won the last three consecutive Assembly elections (2013, 2018, and 2023) on the Congress symbol.
He would be contesting his first election as the BJP nominee.
After fighting against Chhindwara – the last stronghold of the Congress in Madhya Pradesh in the 2024 Lok Sabha election – the state leadership of the BJP sounds confident of winning the by-election.
According to political observers, the BJP’s confidence stems from the fact that Kamlesh Shah is an “established leader” in the Amarwara Assembly seat.
“The Amarwara Assembly segment played a major role in the BJP’s recent victory of more than a lakh votes in the Lok Sabha polls in Chhindwara. We will win this time too, by a long shot,” CM Mohan Yadav said on Tuesday.
The Congress, however, is yet to announce the candidate for the July 10 by-election.
The last date for filing nominations is June 21, and the last date for withdrawal is June 26.
The votes will be counted on 13 July.
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