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The Himachal Pradesh High Court issued a notice to BJP MP Kangana Ranaut on a petition for setting aside her election from Mandi Lok Sabha seat. The petitioner, Layak Ram Negi, alleged that his nomination papers to contest from Mandi were wrongly rejected by the returning officer.
Negi, a former government employee and resident of Kinnaur, said that he got a voluntary retirement from the service and produced a "no dues certificate" from the department along with his nomination.
Negi alleged that his nomination was rejected a day after he was asked to produce a "no dues certificate" from the electricity, water, and telephone departments. Negi said that his papers were not accepted by the returning officer and thus rejected his nomination as well.
Justice Jyotsna Rewal, while issuing the notice, directed Ranaut to file a reply by August 21. Kangana Ranaut had won from the Mandi Lok Sabha constituency by a margin of 74,755 votes against Congress candidate Vikramaditya Singh who gained 4,62,267 votes, while Ranaut won 5,37,002 votes.
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