Candidates
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BJP announces 72 candidates for Karnataka assembly elections, here is the full list
Apr 08, 2018, 11:54 PM ISTKarnataka will go to polls in single phase on May 12 and the counting of votes will take place on May 15. The term of the current 224-member legislative Assembly ends on May 28.
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Karnataka polls: BJP announces first list of 72 candidates, Yeddyurappa to contest from Shikaripura
National | Apr 08, 2018, 11:33 PM ISTThe announcement was made in a late evening press conference by Union Minister JP Nadda.
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SC asks Centre to respond to PIL to bar candidates from contesting from more than one seat
India | Apr 04, 2018, 08:58 PM ISTECI, in its affidavit in December last year, had quoted its 2004 proposals on electoral reforms and said that the law should be amended to ensure that a person cannot contest from more than one seat.
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"One nation one election" important, so is candidates' quality: Haryana CM Khattar
National | Jan 22, 2018, 02:55 PM ISTKhattar was speaking on the second day of the national convention of think-tank Rambhau Mhalgi Prabodhini whose topic this time is "one nation, one election".
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Gujarat polls: Congress releases second list of 13 candidates, replaces four names
Gujarat Assembly Elections | Nov 20, 2017, 11:54 PM ISTThe Congress on Monday released its second list of 13 candidates for the upcoming Gujarat Assembly elections, according to news agency ANI.
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39,000 candidates sit for J&K civil services exam for 277 gazetted posts
India | Mar 19, 2017, 11:54 PM ISTAround 39,000 candidates participated for state civil eervices examination at 84 centres today. "State Public Service Commission on Sunday conducted the J&K Combined Competitive (Preliminary) Examination, 2016 for 277 gazetted posts in J&K administra
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Vyapam scam: Candidates 'lied' middlemen were dead
India | Feb 26, 2017, 05:35 PM ISTThere were 90 instances in the Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board or ‘Vyapam’ scam, wherein candidates lied that the middlemen, who hired examinees to appear on their behalf, were dead. It is alleged that a
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AAP announces first list of 109 candidates for MCD polls
National | Feb 25, 2017, 12:03 AM ISTThe Aam Aadmi Party on Friday released its first list of 109 candidates, which includes 49 women, for the upcoming MCD polls. The list was finalised after being vetted by the party's top decision-making body,
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Puducherry elections: PMK releases 1st list of candidates
National | May 11, 2016, 04:28 PM ISTPuducherry: Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) today announced that it will go it alone in the Union Territory for the May 16 Assembly polls and released its first list of candidates for 20 out of the
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43 crorepatis, 67 with criminal cases in Phase 5 of West Bengal polls
National | Apr 26, 2016, 11:34 PM ISTAt least 43 crorepatis are in the fray for the phase 5 of West Bengal assembly elections while 67 candidates have disclosed criminal cases against themselves
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Bihar politicians' kin keen to jump into poll fray
National | Sep 16, 2015, 02:04 PM ISTPatna: For many politicians in Bihar, the coming assembly elections have as much to do with political survival as keeping their political legacy alive.Among the prospective candidates of different parties are kin of prominent politicians,
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Sushil Modi meets Manjhi for joint campaign in Council poll
National | Jun 30, 2015, 08:55 PM ISTPatna: Senior BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi today had a closed door meeting with former Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi over political situation in the state and to draw strategy to win all 24 seats
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BJP fields 58 women for Kolkata civic polls
National | Mar 17, 2015, 10:55 PM ISTKolkata: The BJP on Tuesday announced its list of 142 candidates - including 58 women and 18 from religious minorities - for the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) polls."The candidate list includes 58 women along with
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Aam aadmi may not pick AAP candidates anymore
National | Aug 12, 2014, 06:57 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) that boasted of being different from other parties as it took decisions through solely on feedback from volunteers seems to be moving towards the same “high-command” culture that
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Candidates can be disqualified if info not disclosed: SC
India | May 13, 2014, 09:13 PM ISTNew Delhi: Candidates fighting elections can be disqualified if they fail to disclose information about assets and liabilities of even their spouse and dependent children, the Supreme Court has held.A bench of justices Surinder Singh
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Congress likely to finalise Lok Sabha and assembly candidates for Seemandhra region
India | Apr 11, 2014, 07:18 AM ISTHyderabad: Congress is likely to finalise its candidates for Lok Sabha and Legislative Assembly elections in the Seemandhra region in a few days.Andhra Pradesh (Seemandhra region) Congress Committee president N Raghuveera Reddy, Union minister and
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Candidates in Delhi exercise their franchise
India | Apr 10, 2014, 12:45 PM ISTNew Delhi: Several candidates who are in fray from the seven Lok Sabha seats in the national capital today cast their votes and exuded confidence about victory in the electoral battle.Union Minister Kapil Sibal and
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'Bahu dilao, vote pao': Haryana bachelors to candidates
India | Apr 09, 2014, 12:36 PM ISTJind: Some Lok Sabha candidates in Haryana, which has the country's lowest sex ratio, are facing a strange demand from bachelor voters—“get us brides in return for our votes”.“Bahu dilao, vote pao” (Get us a
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Delhi Election Commission issues notices to 3 candidates in East Delhi
India | Mar 26, 2014, 10:58 PM ISTNew Delhi: Delhi Election Commission has issued show cause notices to three prominent leaders in the poll fray from East Delhi constituency in connection with cases of “suspected” paid news.Sitting MP and Congress candidate Sandeep
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Candidates must mention foreign bank accounts in affidavit: EC
India | Mar 25, 2014, 03:54 PM ISTNew Delhi: Seeking to make candidates more accountable, the Election Commission has asked political parties to ensure that those contesting the polls mention their foreign bank accounts and details of investments, assets and liabilities abroad