NEW DELHI, July 3 � Opposition nominee PA Sangma�s attempts to trip UPA candidate Pranab Mukherjee�s Presidential bid failed today with the Returning Officer rejecting his objections, leaving both the candidates in the fray for a direct contest in the July 19 poll, reports PTI.
�Only Pranab Mukherjee and Sangma are in the fray after their nomination papers were found valid in all respects. The final list of candidates will be made after the last day of withdrawal of nominations tomorrow,� Rajya Sabha Secretary General VK Agnihotri, the Returning Officer, told reporters after completion of scrutiny of papers.
He declined to divulge the details or the reasoning behind the rejection of Sangma�s objection to Mukherjee�s candidature that the UPA nominee stood disqualified as he still held an office of profit, saying he has to get the clearance of the Election Commission.
