Adig, who hails from Varanasi, expressed his desire to make it to the Guinness Book of World Records for losing a record number of elections (Image: Reuters/FILE)
A lawyer by profession, Adig was a habitual and determined candidate and had contested many elections including MLA, MLC, MP.
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Narendra Nath Dubey alias ‘Adig’ (Constant), whose claim to fame was that he had contested every election in the country since 1984, passed away on Wednesday.
A lawyer by profession, Adig was a habitual and determined candidate and had contested several elections since 1984, including as MLA, MLC, MP and vice-president.
Despite age in his early 70s, he also contested against Prime Minister Narendra Modi On the symbol of a letter box in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections.
However, he lost all the elections, forfeiting his bail every time.
He came into limelight when the signatures of 50 Members of Parliament who supported his nomination for the 2012 presidential election were found to be forged.
Adig, who hails from Varanasi, aspires to be a place in the Guinness Book of World Record number of election losses.
He was also a practitioner of Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga.
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