Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday filed his nomination papers from the Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency.
Accompanying him at the District Magistrate’s office were not only chief ministers and union ministers but also his four proposers, each representing diverse backgrounds.
The temple town of Varanasi was all decked up ahead of PM Modi’s nomination filing process.
Before filing his nomination the prime minister visited the Kaal Bhairav Temple and offered prayers at the Dasaswamedh Ghat.
Who are PM Modi’s nominators?
Who is a proposer?
All candidates running for elections are mandated to have a proposer and as per rules by the Election Commission, a proposer must be a registered elector at the assembly or parliamentary constituency from where his or her candidate wishes to contest.
The Representation of the People Act, 1951 says that a candidate from a recognised state or national party should have at least one proposer while those running independently or are backed by unrecognised parties must have 10 proposers.
What role does a proposer play?
A proposer plays a key role at the time of nomination as he or she has to sign the papers along with the candidate. Proposers can sign multiple nomination forms for the same candidate or for different ones.
Proposers are required to be present with the candidate at the DM’s office at the time of nomination.
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