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A Calgary-area dentist who had been seen as the front-runner to win the Progressive Conservative provincial nomination in a southern Ontario riding has been disqualified from the race.

Tanya Khattra filed her papers last September to run for the PC nomination in the riding of Cambridge-North Dumfries and soon became the leading candidate in the field of three, despite allegations that she didn’t live in the area.

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Candidates for provincial office in Ontario must live in the province for at least six months prior to an election, under Ontario’s Election Act. Ontario voters go to the polls June 7 to decide its next government.

Ron Dancey, vice-president of the Cambridge PCs’ riding association, said Tuesday that Khattra, who’s listed on the staff directory of an Airdrie dental office, wouldn’t be allowed to run for the Ontario PC nomination in the riding.

“I understand that she has been disqualified by the central party, which tells me that she’s probably quit the race,” said Dancey, adding that Khattra had recently missed her vetting appointment.