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The Election Commission has rejected the nominations of 33 candidates, including comedian Shyam Rangeela, from the Varanasi seat, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi is contesting the elections for the third consecutive time as a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate.
Comedian Shyam Rangeela, known for his videos imitating Prime Minister Narendra Modi, had filed his nomination papers for the seat on May 14, hours after the PM completed the formalities.
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Overall, the poll panel had received nominations from 40 candidates for the coveted seat from Uttar Pradesh. After 33 nominations were rejected, six candidates are in the fray against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Also Read: Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Comedian Shyam Rangeela accused of obstructing filing of nomination against PM Modi from Varanasi
Voting will be held on June 1 in the seventh and last phase of the ongoing Lok Sabha elections 2024 in Varanasi. The last date for filing nominations for the last phase was May 14 and scrutiny of nominations was done on May 15.
6 candidates are in the fray against PM Modi
According to the Election Commission of India website, 33 nominations were rejected, leaving only seven candidates in the fray in Varanasi.
These include Congress party leader Ajai Rai, Bahujan Samaj Party leader Ather Jamal Lari, Gagan Prakash of Apna Dal (Kamerawadi), Paras Nath Keshari of Rashtriya Samajwadi Jankranti Part and independent candidates Sanjay Kumar Tiwari and Dinesh Kumar Yadav, apart from PM Modi.
The last date for withdrawal of nominations for the seventh phase of voting is May 17. We will know about the final candidates in the field after that.
Comedian Shyam Rangeela, known for his videos imitating Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has alleged that he has not been allowed to file his nomination papers to contest the Lok Sabha elections 2024 from Varanasi seat against the Prime Minister.
Also read: Lok Sabha elections 2024: Prime Minister Narendra Modi files nomination from Varanasi
In the 2019 elections, PM Modi had won this seat by a margin of about 4.8 lakh votes. In the 2014 elections, PM had won this seat by a margin of 3.72 lakh votes.
Who is Shyam Rangeela?
Born and brought up in Hanumangarh, Rajasthan, Rangeela studied animation. He is known for his mimicry skills, especially of political figures. On May 1, he had expressed his desire to contest elections against PM Modi in Varanasi.
Twenty-nine-year-old Rangeela first rose to fame in 2017 when her mimicry of PM Modi became widely popular on social media. Since then Rangeela has been making videos imitating the PM’s speeches and interviews.
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Published: May 15, 2024, 07:55 PM IST
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