Elections 2019: From Shatrughan Sinha to Sunny Deol - political bigwigs file nominations for next phases

Several prominent candidates, including BJP's Sunny Deol, Congress candidate Manish Tewari, SAD patron Parkash Singh Badal filed their papers on the last day of the nomination process for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections in Punjab. As many as 188 candidates filed their papers Monday, taking the total nomination figure to 385 for the 13 Lok Sabha seats in the state. The scrutiny of the nomination papers would take place on April 30. The last date of withdrawal of candidature is May 2. The voting would be held for all the 13 seats in Punjab on May 19. Other political biggies who filed papers this morning include Congress leader Shatrughan Sinha and Ajay Rai. While Sinha is pitted against Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad from Patna Sahib Lok Sabha seat in Bihar, Rai will take on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi. Both Patna Sahib and Varanasi are scheduled to go to polls in the last phase of Lok Sabha elections on May 19. The counting of votes will be taking place on May 23.

Elections 2019: From Shatrughan Sinha to Sunny Deol - Political bigwigs file nominations for next phases

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Several prominent candidates, including BJP's Sunny Deol, Congress candidate Manish Tewari, SAD patron Parkash Singh Badal filed their papers on the last day of the nomination process for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections in Punjab. As many as 188 candidates filed their papers Monday, taking the total nomination figure to 385 for the 13 Lok Sabha seats in the state. The scrutiny of the nomination papers would take place on April 30. The last date of withdrawal of candidature is May 2. The voting would be held for all the 13 seats in Punjab on May 19. Other political biggies who filed papers this morning include Congress leader Shatrughan Sinha and Ajay Rai. While Sinha is pitted against Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad from Patna Sahib Lok Sabha seat, Rai will take on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Uttar Pradesh Varanasi. Both Patna Sahib and Varanasi are scheduled to go to polls in the last phase of Lok Sabha elections on May 19. The counting of votes will be taking place on May 23.

Elections 2019: From Shatrughan Sinha to Sunny Deol - Political bigwigs file nominations for next phases

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Congress candidate from Patna Sahib Lok Sabha seat, Shatrughan Sinha, waves at party supporters en route to filing his nomination for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, in Patna, Monday.

Elections 2019: From Shatrughan Sinha to Sunny Deol - Political bigwigs file nominations for next phases

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Actor-turned-BJP candidate Sunny Deol being presented a hand-pump as with his brother actor Bobby Deol and party leaders look on, during his nomination filing rally, in Gurdaspur on Monday.

Elections 2019: From Shatrughan Sinha to Sunny Deol - Political bigwigs file nominations for next phases

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SAD patriarch and former chief minister Parkash Singh Badal files nomination as the covering candidate for his daughter-in-law Harsimrat Kaur Badal from Bathinda parliamentary constituency, ahead of the lok Sabha elections in Bathinda.

Elections 2019: From Shatrughan Sinha to Sunny Deol - Political bigwigs file nominations for next phases

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Congress candidate Ajay Rai, accompanied by the party's Uttar Pradesh chief Raj Babbar and other leaders, waves at supporters during his nomination filing procession for the Lok Sabha polls in Varanasi.

Elections 2019: From Shatrughan Sinha to Sunny Deol - Political bigwigs file nominations for next phases

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Former Union minister and Congress leader Manish Tewari filed his nomination from Anandpur Sahib parliamentary constituency in presence of Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh also present.