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Congress suffers setback in High Court; Nandigram BJP candidate Hasirani Rath's nomination challenge dismissed
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News18•29-09-2026, 11:45
Congress suffers setback in High Court; Nandigram BJP candidate Hasirani Rath's nomination challenge dismissed
- •Calcutta High Court dismissed the case challenging the nomination of Nandigram BJP candidate Hasirani Rath.
- •Justice Krishna Rao rejected the case filed by the Pradesh Congress regarding the Nandigram by-election.
- •The High Court found no fault in Hasirani Rath's nomination, dismissing Congress's birth year controversy.
- •Hasirani Rath is the mother of the late Chandranath Rath, former personal assistant to Suvendu Adhikari.
- •Congress alleged discrepancies in her affidavit regarding her birth year and secondary school passing year.
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Justice Krishna Rao of the Calcutta High Court dismissed the nomination challenge case filed by the Pradesh Congress, finding no fault in BJP candidate Hasirani Rath's affidavit or nomination.
A Congress worker filed a case claiming that Hasirani Rath's election affidavit was misleading because she stated her age was 60 years while writing 1965 as the year she passed secondary school.
The Nandigram assembly by-election is scheduled to be held on October 6, where BJP has fielded Hasirani Rath as its candidate
