PM Modi files nomination from Varanasi: Who are his 4 proposers?

PM Narendra Modi on his way to file nomintaion from Varanasi.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi filed his nomination from the Varanasi Lok Sabha seat on Tuesday. Varanasi will vote on June 1 in the seventh and final phase of the ongoing Lok Sabha elections.

Who were PM Modi’s proposers?

The PM had four proposers from diverse backgrounds.

Pandit Ganeshwar Shastri: A member of the Brahmin community who determined the auspicious time for the consecration of the Ram temple in Ayodhya.

 Baijnath Patel: An RSS volunteer from the OBC community.

Lalchand Kushwaha: Lalchand Kushwaha also hails from the OBC community.

Sanjay Sonkar: He belongs to the Dalit community.

"... We got the information in the morning. I have been doing whatever work was assigned to me as a worker of the party. I am grateful to the party for giving me such a big responsibility..., " Sonkar told the media.

Who is a proposer?

A candidate in the poll fray needs to have a proposer. According to Election Commission guidelines, a proposer must be a registered elector of the Assembly or parliamentary constituency for which he or she endorses a candidate’s nomination. The nomination papers of the candidate must be signed by the proposer as well as the candidate. As per the Representation of the People Act, 1951, a candidate of a recognised state or national party needs one proposer, while an Independent or the candidate of an unrecognised party needs 10.

Who were PM's proposers in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls?

In the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, the PM's proposers were an agricultural scientist (Ramakant Shukla), a former principal of BHU’s Mahila Mahavidyalaya (Annapurna Shukla), an RSS worker (Subhahs Gupta) and the chief cremator (Jadish Prakash Choudhary) of the Varanasi ghats.

Twelve Chief Ministers from BJP-ruled states were present when the PM filed his nomination for a third consecutive term from the Varanasi Lok Sabha seat. In addition, several Union Ministers, including Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Home Minister Amit Shah, along with Presidents of various NDA allies, also attended the event.

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