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Bettiah : JD(U) nominee and former Minister Baidyanath Mahto, 71, on April 17, 2019, filed his nomination papers from Valmikinagar parliamentary constituency (PC) in West Champaran district. He filed his nomination papers before ADM cum Returning Officer Valmikinagar N K Sah.
Deepak Yadav, Managing Director, Tirupati Sugars Ltd. Bagaha, also filed his nomination from Valmikinagar PC as Bahujan Samaj Party nominee the same day. Mahto, a three-term former MLA, had won from Valmikinagar PC in 2009.
From Paschimi Champaran seat, sitting MP and BJP nominee Dr Sanjay Jaiswal, 53, filed his nomination paper on April 17. Dr Sanjay Jaiswal’s father late Dr Madan Prasad Jaiswal was also a Lok Sabha Member. Dr Sanjay Jaiswal did his MBBS from Patna Medical College.
Rashtriya Lok Samata Party (RLSP) nominee Dr Brajesh Kushwaha also filed his nomination from the constituency the same day. Both of them filed their nominations before DM West Champaran cum Returning Officer Nilesh Ramchandra Deore.