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The Election Commission of India (ECI) on May 15 rejected comedian Shyam Rangeela’s nomination from Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi parliamentary constituency, stating that it was “incomplete.”
Rangeela, who shot to fame for impersonating Prime Minister Narendra Modi, had submitted his nomination papers as an independent candidate. He had been alleging difficulties in submitting his nomination since May 10.
After the rejection of his nomination, Rangeela alleged that citizens were being deprived of their right to contest polls and that while he did not hope to win, he wanted to send out a message.
The Varanasi District Magistrate and Returning Officer (RO) said that the nomination papers had been scrutinized in Rangeela’s presence and that he had been informed of the “deficiencies.”
