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The Returning Officer (RO) for the Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency rejected comedian Shyam Rangeela's nomination on the grounds that it was "incomplete."
Rangeela, who was once seen as a staunch supporter of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and has made his name mimicking Modi, had this time announced that he would contest against him as an Independent.
According to the EC's rules, the nominations are accepted from 11 am to 3 pm.
Rangeela says his nomination was accepted at 2.58 pm, with 2 minutes for the deadline to end.
He says the RO then pointed out to him that a required affidavit was missing and so he had the document made and submitted later on Tuesday.
He claims the RO never told him about the requirement of the oath till his nomination was rejected.
As per the handbook, the RO is supposed to check if all the columns of the form are filled upon receipt of the nomination papers, as incomplete forms are liable to get rejected.
However, if a candidate thinks the RO has been unfair, he or she can file an election petition challenging the rejection of nomination.
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