Narendra Modi declares himself as married man

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here today in an affidavit filed before the Election Commission showed himself as a married man revealing that his wife's name is Jashodaben. In an affidavit submitted along with his nomination papers filed today for Vadodara Lok Sabha seat, Modi for the first time stated that he is married.

[See: Narendra Modi's affidavit]

So far, Modi used to leave the column of spouse which is to be filled in an affidavit as blank. He had kept the column as blank in 2012 Assembly elections as well. However, for the 2014 Lok Sabha election affidavit, in the column where he has to declare assets in the name of his wife, Modi has written that he has no information on it. Though he had filed the nomination papers this morning, the Vadodara district election authority put the affidavit on the display board of the Collectorate at midnight.

Modi wrote in the affidavit that he had no information about his wife's assets

The affidavit has not been uploaded on the website of the Chief Electoral Officer of Gujarat till late in the night. Earlier, Congress had said that Modi should come clean on his marital status while filing nomination papers for the Lok Sabha elections. The Vadodara LS seat which has been chosen by Modi from 26 constituencies of Gujarat is considered to be one of the safest seat.

Modi is also contesting election from Varanasi where he is challenging Aam Aadmi Party candidate Arvind Kejriwal and Congress' local MLA Ajay Rai.

PTI