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President Sirisena to not contest Sri Lanka polls next month
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Oct 7 (ANI): Sri Lanka's incumbent President Maithripala Sirisena has decided not to contest the country's presidential elections scheduled to be held on November 16.
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Kamal Hassan's MNM will not contest election from Vellore LS seat
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 18 (ANI): Actor-turned-politician Kamal Hassan's Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) will not be contesting an election on Vellore Lok Sabha, scheduled to be held on August 5.
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JD (U) to go solo in upcoming Assembly polls; to stay with BJP in Bihar
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], June 9 (ANI): JD (U) will not contest the upcoming Assembly elections outside Bihar in alliance with the BJP, the party's top body decided in a meeting here on Sunday.
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Swaraj thanks PM Modi for giving her opportunity to work for countrymen, N
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 30 (ANI): Sushma Swaraj, who did not contest in the recently held Lok Sabha elections, thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for giving her respect and opportunity to work for the countrymen and NRIs in the last five years.
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Did not contest against PM Modi on advice of senior Cong leaders: Priyanka
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Amethi (Uttar Pradesh) [India] Apr 30 (ANI): Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi on Tuesday said she did not contest against Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Vanarasi on the direction of senior party leaders who advised her to not focus on a single seat but on all 41 constituencies i
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Priyanka's decision to not contest polls voluntary: Sam Pitroda
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India] Apr 26 (ANI): Sam Pitroda, advisor to former prime minister Manmohan Singh, said at a press conference here on Friday that Congress president Rahul Gandhi had left the final decision of contesting election to Priyanka Gandhi herself.
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Congress manifesto for UP may get delayed
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India] Apr 25 (ANI): After three phases of elections have already taken place, the news that AICC general secretary Priyanka Gandhi is not contesting from Varanasi has reportedly led to a delay in bringing out the Congress manifesto for Uttar Pradesh.
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I will not contest polls if proved guilty: Azam Khan on objectionable rema
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Rampur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Apr 15 (ANI): Azam Khan on Monday clarified that he did not make any objectionable remarks against film actor and BJP candidate Jaya Prada, fighting the Lok Sabha polls from Rampur against him.
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Sumitra Majahan not contest LS polls, says BJP free to name candidate from
Updated : 7 years, 1 month 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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AAP decides to not contest LS polls in Maharashtra
Updated : 7 years, 1 month 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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Don't want votes to be divided, otherwise it will favour BJP: Ajit Jogi on
Updated : 7 years, 1 month 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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Sanjay Dutt denies contesting LS poll, extends support to sister Priya Dut
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 25 (ANI): Sanjay Dutt has set the record straight once and for all. Putting all rumours to rest, the actor on Monday said that he is not contesting the Lok Sabha elections. He also extended full support to his sister Priya Dutt, who is a Congress candidate from Mumb
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