The nomination papers of 135 candidates have been accepted by the election officials in Vellore, Ranipet and Tiruvannamalai districts on Thursday for the Lok Sabha election.
At the meeting with candidates by Returning Officers (RO) and election observers held at the Collectorate in these districts, papers of the candidates, including ones major political parties, were scrutinised for Vellore, Arakkonam, Arani and Tiruvannamalai Parliamentary constituency.
Of the 184 nominations filed, 135 nomination papers were accepted. Most of the papers filed by candidates of major political parties and independents were accepted.
