AAP candidate Balbir Singh Jakhar's affidavit found 'incomplete' by poll officer

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Apr 18 2019 | 7:55 PM IST

AAP's West Delhi candidate Balbir Singh Jakhar's affidavit was found to be incomplete by district election officer Thursday.

Jakhar, who is making his electoral debut, was among the 36 candidates who filed their nominations Thursday for the Lok Sabha polls.

He has declared movable and immovable assets worth over Rs 3.28 crore.

An advocate, Jakhar, has shown an income of
He has declared movable assets worth
The AAP candidate has immovable assets worth
However, when contacted, Jakhar told PTI, "We had downloaded the format of the affidavit from the Election Commission Of India website. There is some problem in the sequence of the columns and the row on government tax dues, but not in proper sequence. I will be filing the revised affidavit on April 22."
After filing his nomination, Jakhar said, "I want to serve the people of Delhi and work for the people of west Delhi. The Aam Aadmi Party and our Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal have been working for the welfare of people."
Senior AAP leader Gopal Rai, who accompanied Jakhar, said, "On April 20, our candidates from Chandni Chowk, east and north west Delhi will be filing nominations and on

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First Published: Apr 18 2019 | 7:55 PM IST

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