India, Aug. 25 -- A case of fake signatures has emerged in the Vice Presidential election nomination process after officials found that the papers of a Kerala candidate included the names and signatures of 22 MPs from the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha without their knowledge, resulting in the rejection of his nomination.

The candidate in question is Joemon Joseph from Kerala. His nomination papers carried the names and signatures of 22 proposers and 22 seconders, none of whom had authorised or signed the documents, India Today reported.

The nomination was rejected once it was confirmed that the MPs had no knowledge of being listed as endorsers, the report added.

The issue came to light during the scrutiny of nominations, which followed the...