Adolf Hitler Runs? Funny names are common for politicians in northeastern state. Candidates choose funny or catchy names to stand out in peculiar tradition.

Hitler, Frankenstein contest local Indian polls

AFP

Politicians named after Adolf Hitler and Frankenstein are among 345 candidates competing in elections this week in a northeast Indian state with a history of bizarre naming conventions. Keeping them company when the hilly state of Meghalaya goes to the polls on Saturday are others called Bombersingh