Dimapur, March 30 -- None of the three candidates whose nomination papers were found valid to contest the April 19 Lok Sabha elections for the lone parliamentary seat in Nagaland withdrew their candidature on the last of withdrawal of papers on Saturday, according to the returning officer's office for the seat in Kohima,

The nomination papers of the ruling People's Democratic Alliance (PDA) consensus candidate from the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) Dr Chumben Murry, Congress candidate S Supongmeren Jamir and Independent candidate Hayithung Tungoe Lotha were found valid after scrutiny on March 27.

The PDA comprises NDPP and BJP and is supported by legislators of other parties in the state.

In the meanwhile, NDPP presid...