VARANASI, May 15 -- Seven candidates, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, are in the fray from the Varanasi Parliamentary constituency, with 36 nomination papers being rejected.

According to the Election Commission of India website, 15 nomination papers have been accepted at the Varanasi parliamentary seat after scrutiny. Several candidates filed three and four sets of nomination papers.

At the Varanasi seat, nomination papers of seven candidates including Prime Minister Narendra Modi- BJP, Uttar Pradesh Congress committee president Ajay Rai-Congress, Atahar Jamal Lari-BSP, Gagan Prakash-Apna Dal (Kamerawadi), Paras Nath Keshari-Rashtriya Samajwadi Jankranti Party, and two Independents Sanjay Kumar Tiwari, and Dinesh Kumar Yadav, ha...