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 | | April 26: The nomination paper of former Kerala Minister, R Balakrishna Pillai, as the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) candidate from Kottarakara has been accepted by the Returning Officer (RO) for the constituency. |
 | | The authorised representative of the Left Democratic Front (LDF) candidate from Kottarakara, advocate Sasidharan Nair had contended that Pillai was not eligible to get the privilege as a sitting MLA under Section 8(4) of the Representation of the People Act. |
 | | The scrutiny date was the crucial date, which had to be considered, as per the High Court ruling on that crucial date, Pillai was a sitting MLA, he said. |
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