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RJD leader threatens to contest against party candidate in Madhubani
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Madhubani (Bihar) [India], Apr 13 (ANI): Former Union Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Mohammad Ali Ashraf Fatmi on Saturday threatened to contest against party candidate from Madhubani constituency in case he is not given a ticket.
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2019 elections: Six former bureaucrats are in fray in Orissa
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Apr 10 (ANI): After completing their innings in civil administration, six former bureaucrats have now decided to contest elections in the 2019 Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in Odisha.
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Lok Sabha elections: Band Baaja Baaraat for filing nomination
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Shahjahanpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Apr 9 (ANI): In an unusual and a rather amusing move, a man wanting to contest Lok Sabha elections rode a horse and dressed up like a bridegroom, while going to file nomination in Uttar Pradesh's Shahjahanpur.
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Never thought will get a chance to contest LS poll, says BJD candidate Pra
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Aska (Odisha) [India], Apr 7 (ANI): Pramila Bisoi, a social activist who belongs to an ordinary family and is popular for her work in Charamaria village, has got a Lok Sabha ticket from the Biju Janata Dal (BJD).
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Union Minister SS Ahluwalia to contest from Burdwan-Durgapur in West Benga
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Apr 7 (ANI): Union Minister and BJP leader SS Ahluwalia will contest the Lok Sabha elections from Burdwan-Durgapur Parliamentary constituency in West Bengal.
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I did expect a ticket, but happy that my brother got it: Mriganka Singh on
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Kairana (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Apr 7 (ANI): BJP leader Mriganka Singh, who has been replaced by the party with Pradeep Chaudhary from Kairana Lok Sabha seat for the impending elections, said although she expected a ticket, she is happy that her brother got a chance to contest polls.
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Cong releases new list, Shatrughan Sinha to contest from Patna Sahib
Updated : 7 years, 2 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 : 7 years, 2 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 : 7 years, 2 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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Sumitra Majahan not contest LS polls, says BJP free to name candidate from
Updated : 7 years, 2 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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RLP joins hands with BJP in Rajasthan, gets Nagaur Lok Sabha seat
Updated : 7 years, 2 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 : 7 years, 2 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
