On the seventh day of nominations today, two persons submitted their papers. Agni Sriramchandran from Dharmapuri and Lalu Prasad Yadav from Saran were the two who filed their nominations.
Out of the 24 persons, 8 nominations were rejected due to want of documents.
According to rules, every candidate who files a nomination for the post must attach a copy of their entry in the electoral roll of the parliamentary constituency in which the candidate is registered as a voter.
Elected members of the Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and of state legislative assemblies constitute the electors.
Candidates also have to deposit Rs 15,000 each as security along with their nominations.
The presidential poll is scheduled to be held on July 17 while the counting of votes will take place on July 20.