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Gujarat polls: BJP suspends 12 more rebels for contesting as independent c
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Of those BJP leaders who have been suspended include Dinubhai Patel from Padra, Madhubhai Shrivastav from Vaghodia and Kuldeep Sinh Raul, all three from the Vadodara district.
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Himachal Assembly Speaker Vipin Singh Parmar casts vote at Sullah
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
BJP's Vipin Parmar has been pitted against Congress' Jagdish Sapehia and Jagjivan Pal who is an independent candidate and a Congress rebel.
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Gustavo Petro wins Colombia's presidency
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Bogota [Colombia], June 20 (ANI/Xinhua): Gustavo Petro was elected president of Colombia on Sunday after defeating independent candidate Rodolfo Hernandez in the second round of elections in a very close race, the state-run National Civil Registry reported.
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Shocker for Congress in Haryana, Ajay Maken loses RS elections by 'narrow
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], June 11 (ANI): Congress candidate Ajay Maken lost the Rajya Sabha elections to media baron Kartikeya Sharma, the BJP-backed independent candidate, by a "narrow margin", a huge shock for the grand old party which was confident of the winning the seat.
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Rajya Sabha polls: Counting on hold in Haryana as BJP seeks cancellation o
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], June 10 (ANI): BJP-JJP backed independent candidate Kartikeya Sharma wrote to the Election Commission of India, demanding the cancellation of votes of Congress MLAs Kiran Choudhry and BB Batra, due to "violation of the secrecy of votes in the Conduct of Elect
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Nepali rapper Balendra Shah becomes new Mayor of Kathmandu
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], May 27 (ANI): A Nepali rapper with an educational degree in structural engineering, Balendra Shah, an independent candidate in lately held local level elections, has been elected as the mayor of the capital city Kathmandu.
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Former Union Minister Ashwani Kumar wishes Kapil Sibal 'all the best' as h
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 25 (ANI): Former union minister and ex-Congress leader Ashwani Kumar on Wednesday wished 'all the best' to Kapil Sibal after the latter quit the grand old party and filed a nomination for Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh as an independent candidate with the support of th
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Bihar MLC election: Independent candidate Raees Khan narrowly escapes deat
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Siwan (Bihar) [India], April 5 (ANI): The convoy of Raees Khan, an Independent candidate from Siwan narrowly escaped death after his convoy was attacked by a group of miscreants armed with AK-47s in Bihar's Siwan district on Monday night.
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Goa: BJP wins 20 seats, set to retain power with help of Independents; Con
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], March 10 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) which fell one seat short of the majority figure in Goa is set to retain power in the state with the help of Maharashtrawadi Gomantak (MGP) and Independent candidates.
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Goa polls: Leading from Mandrem, former CM Parsekar 'equidistant' from Con
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], March 10 (ANI): Former Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar, who contested the Assembly election from Mandrem seat as an Independent candidate, on Thursday said he is equidistant from both Congress and BJP, amid predictions of having a hung assembly in the state. Read More
Early trend: Akali Dal, Independent candidate leading on one seat each in
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], March 10 (ANI): Early trends from the counting of votes for Punjab Assembly polls showed the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and an Independent candidate leading in Mukerian and Sultanpur Lodhi constituencies respectively, the latest data by the Election Commission
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Punjab polls: As per Congress survey I could win Bassi Pathana seat, yet w
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kharar (Punjab) [India], February 20 (ANI): Manohar Singh, brother of Congress' chief ministerial candidate for Punjab Assembly polls, Charanjit Singh Channi, on Sunday said that as per the survey conducted by Congress, he could have won the election from Bassi Pathana constituency, yet he w
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