NOIDA, April 4 -- A total of 34 candidates from Gautam Budh Nagar has filed their nominations to contest the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, district officials said on Thursday evening, after the time for nomination filing ended.

The number of nominations filed this time has exceeded that of 2019 Lok Sabha elections, when 21 candidates had filed nominations and 13 candidates contested the elections, said district officials.

There was some rush on at the collectorate in Surahpur on Thursday, with 16 candidates turning up to file their papers on the last day of the process.

The scrutiny of applications will take place on April 5 (Friday) and April 8 is the last date for withdrawal of candidature. Gautam Budh Nagar goes to polls in the second phase...