Bhubaneswar, Oct. 22 -- The nominations of five candidates for the upcoming Nuapada Assembly by-election in Odisha have been rejected.

This was revealed by the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Odisha today.

The nomination papers of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) candidate Rajaram Sahu, Rahstriya Paribarthan Dal candidate Sitaram Behera and three independent nominees-Kamal Kumar Chhatria, Purusottam Behera and Bhujabal Adabang-were cancelled during scrutiny.

Nominations of 14 candidates found valid However, the nominations of 14 other candidates, including the candidates of three major political parties-BJP, BJD and Congress-were found valid for the November 11 bypoll.

Altogether 19 candidates had filed nominations for the by-e...