Lok Sabha Elections 2024: All You Need To Know About Shyam Rangeela, Who Is Contesting Against PM Modi In Varanasi

As the Lok Sabha Election 2024 battle continues, Comedian Shyam Rangeela has thrown his hat into the ring. Rangeela has announced that he will contest the Lok Sabha elections against Prime Minister Narendra Modi from the Varanasi seat. The 29-year-old from Pilibanga town of Hanumangarh in Rajasthan said he decided to contest the polls as an Independent candidate after the recent incidents in Surat and Indore.

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"I will contest elections from Varanasi because nowadays no one is sure who will withdraw the nomination," Rangeela whose real name is Shyam Sunder, said.

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"My candidature will give the people of Varanasi an option while voting, unlike in Surat and Indore. So, I will go to Varanasi this week and file my nomination against Prime Minister Narendra Modi," he added.

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Rangeela shot into fame in 2017 for his flawless mimicry of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on The Great Indian Laughter Challenge. He had also mimicked Rahul Gandhi.

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Though the video went viral on social media and Rangeela's performance was appreciated by actor Akshay Kumar, who was the judge, the episode was not aired.

Since then Rangeela has repeatedly claimed that he was not getting opportunities to perform due to political reasons. In May 2022, Rangeela had joined the Aam Aadmi Party in Rajasthan.

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"In 2014, I was a follower of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. I shared many videos supporting the Prime Minister. Videos were also shared against Rahul Gandhi and Arvind Kejriwal. Seeing them, one could say that I will vote only for the Bharatiya Janata Party for the next 70 years. But the situation has changed in the last 10 years... I will now contest against the Prime Minister in the Lok Sabha polls as an Independent candidate," Rangeela said recently.

Varanasi will vote on June 1, in the seventh and final phase of the Lok Sabha Elections 2024.

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