A total of 229 nominations have been filed by 183 candidates for the five constituencies in the east Vidarbha region of Maharashtra, which will vote in the first phase of general polls on April 19. Prominent candidates include Union Minister Nitin Gadkari and state Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar of the BJP, and Pratibha Dhanorkar of the Congress. Voting will be held for Nagpur, Gadchiroli-Chimur (ST), Bhandara-Gondiya, Chandrapur, and Ramtek (SC) in the first phase.
