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Cong releases new list, Shatrughan Sinha to contest from Patna Sahib
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 6 (ANI): Actor-turned-politician Shatrughan Sinha on Saturday joined the Congress on Saturday and has been fielded by the party from Patna Sahib parliamentary constituency in Bihar. He is pitted against Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad.
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Despite 30-odd losses, Odisha's Syambabu Subudhi determined to contest pol
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Berhampur (Odisha) [India], Apr 6 (ANI): Despite contesting in over 30 different elections and losing all of them, Syambabu Subudhi from Odisha's Berhampur has still not lost hope and is keen on getting his first win in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
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Assam: Resolute to develop Modati, independent candidate says he's ready t
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Dhubri (Assam) [India] April 5 (ANI): Sukur Ali, an independent candidate from Modati village in Assam, has claimed he will sell his kidney if he failed to accumulate funds to contest the ensuing Lok Sabha elections.
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LS polls: Ammar Rizvi assures full support to Rajnath Singh
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Apr 6 (ANI): Former Congress leader Dr Ammar Rizvi and Shia maulana Aga Ruhi on Friday assured full support to Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, who is contesting from Lucknow in the upcoming general elections.
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Sumitra Majahan not contest LS polls, says BJP free to name candidate from
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 5 (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Friday announced her decision not to contest the general elections and said that BJP is free to name a candidate from Indore parliamentary constituency.
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Zee Entertainment launches multi-platform quiz contest
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 5 (ANI): Zee Entertainment on Friday announced the launch of one of the world's largest quiz programme titled Mind Wars for participation by one crore school students across 200 cities and towns in the country.
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RLP joins hands with BJP in Rajasthan, gets Nagaur Lok Sabha seat
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], Apr 4 (ANI): The Rashtriya Loktantrik Party (RLP), which was formed in October last year, on Thursday forged an alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party to contest the Lok Sabha elections in the state, where 25 seats are at stake.
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Rahul Gandhi does not enjoy popular support in Amethi: Smriti Irani
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Amethi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Apr 4 (ANI): Union Textiles Minister and BJP leader Smriti Irani on Thursday slammed Congress president Rahul Gandhi for his decision to contest from Wayanad in Kerala besides Amethi, saying that the Gandhi scion has sensed his defeat from Uttar Pradesh. Read More
JDU makes BJP leader join party to contest LS poll from Sitamarhi
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], Apr 3 (ANI): The Janata Dal (United) on Wednesday replaced its candidate from Sitamarhi parliamentary constituency. It has fielded former minister Sunil Kumar Pintu in place of Dr Varun Kumar.
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AAP decides to not contest LS polls in Maharashtra
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Apr 3 (ANI): The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday decided not to contest the ensuing Lok Sabha elections in the state, but will fight the forthcoming state Assembly elections, slated to take place later this year.
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LS polls: Congress releases list of 20 candidates, fields Pawan Bansal fro
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 03 (ANI): The Congress party on Tuesday released a list of 20 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha election. Senior Congress leader Pawan Kumar Bansal will contest from the Chandigarh seat.
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Don't want votes to be divided, otherwise it will favour BJP: Ajit Jogi on
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], Apr 03 (ANI): Former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister and Janta Congress Chhattisgarh (JCCJ) leader Ajit Jogi on Tuesday said his party will not contest in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls as it did not want the votes to get divided and thereby favour the BJP.
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