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SC to consider plea seeking lifetime ban on convicted politicians on Dec 4
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 2 (ANI): The Supreme Court has agreed to consider the petition filed by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and advocate Ashwini Upadhyay, seeking lifetime ban on politicians from contesting elections on their conviction in criminal cases.
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Chhattisgarh polls: 192 candidates in fray for first phase
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 27 (ANI): The Election Commission of India on Saturday rolled out the final list of candidates contesting in the first phase of Chhattisgarh Assembly elections.
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Vajpayee's niece to contest from Congress against Raman Singh
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh) [India], Oct 23 (ANI): Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's niece, Karuna Shukla, will be contesting from the Congress party against incumbent Chief Minister Raman Singh from Rajnandgaon assembly constituency which goes to polls on November 12.
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Adityanath to attend Raman Singh's nomination filing event
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], Oct 23 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will be present at the state's Rajnandgaon district on Tuesday when Chief Minister Raman Singh files his nomination papers for the assembly election. Singh will be contesting from Rajnandgaon constituen
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Deaf-mute candidate likely to contest in MP assembly polls
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Satna (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Oct 22 (ANI): For the first time in the country a hearing and speech impaired person may script a new chapter in Indian politics by contesting elections. An engineer from Satna who is deaf and mute is hopeful of contesting the ensuing assembly elections in Mad
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BJP releases candidate list for Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Mizoram polls
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 20 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday released the lists of candidates contesting in the upcoming assembly elections in Chhattisgarh, Telangana, and Mizoram.
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Chhattisgarh polls: Candidates for 90 assembly constituencies to be announ
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], Oct 17 (ANI): Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh has said that the names of candidates contesting in 90 assembly constituencies in the upcoming elections will be announced on October 19 and 20.
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'Advertising criminal records of politicians will help voters make informe
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 28 (ANI): Chief Election Commissioner OP Rawat on Friday supported the decision of the Supreme Court, directing political parties to advertise the criminal records of the candidates contesting elections on their ticket.
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Politicians must follow ideals of Mahatma Gandhi: RS Dy Chairman
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept. 25 (ANI): After the Supreme Court asked the Parliament to frame a law to ban tainted politicians from contesting polls, Deputy chairman of Rajya Sabha Harivansh Narayan Singh on Tuesday said that if politicians followed the ideals of Mahatma Gandhi then there was no
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Frame law to bar tainted politicians from contesting polls: SC to Parliame
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 25 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to disqualify candidates facing criminal charges from contesting elections and asked Parliament to enact a law instead.
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SC reserves pleas seeking debarment of politicians charged with cognisable
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 29 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved its order on a batch of petitions seeking a direction that politicians charged with cognisable offences shall be debarred from contesting polls, at the stage when the charges are framed by the Court provided the offence i
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Won't accept Netaji's ashes without contesting DNA test: CK Bose
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Aug 20 (ANI): West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) vice president and Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's grandnephew Chandra Kumar Bose said that the nation and Netaji's family will not accept freedom fighter's presumptive remains which are kept in a Japanese tem
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