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BJP Complains Against Chhattisgarh Congress Candidates Over Crime Records
The opposition BJP in Chhattisgarh has filed a complaint with the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) in Raipur seeking action against 83 Congress candidates, claiming they have not furnished their criminal record details to the
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Most Gujarat Poll Candidates With Criminal Record From AAP, BJP: Report
As many as 330 of 1,621 candidates, or around 20 per cent, contesting the next month's Gujarat Assembly elections have criminal cases registered against them, the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) said on Monday.
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Akhilesh Yadav Strikes Back At BJP On Charges Of Fielding Criminals In UP Polls
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, under attack for fielding candidates with criminal backgrounds, today defended his decision, claiming that the ruling BJP has framed his party leaders in false cases.
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Bihar Polls: Lalu Yadav's Party RJD Has Most Candidates With Criminal Record, Shows Report
No qualms in fielding candidates with a criminal background and it is reflected in the 1st phase of Bihar elections 2020 as out of 1064, 328 (31%) candidates are with criminal cases and Rashtriya Janta Dal (RJD) tops the list while Bharatiya Janata Party comes in the second position with (72%), according to an election watchdog Association of Democ...
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Poll Body Makes Declaration Of Candidates' Criminal Records Mandatory
Political parties will now have to mandatorily publish details of candidates with pending criminal cases on party websites and social media platforms, and provide reasons for their selection so that voters can make an informed choice.
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Criminal Candidates Shouldn't Be Allowed To Contest Polls: Election Commission To Supreme Court
The Election Commission of India told the Supreme Court today that its 2018 direction asking poll candidates to declare their criminal antecedents in electronic and print media has not helped curb criminalisation of politics.
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Will Choose Candidates With No Criminal Record For Delhi Polls: AAP
The AAP will apply the "3Cs" yardstick of (no) corruption, (no) criminal record and (good) character while choosing candidates for the upcoming Delhi Assembly polls, senior party leader Sanjay Singh said on Wednesday.
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BJP's Kerala Candidate K Surendran Has 240 Criminal Cases
K. Surendran, the Bharatiya Janata Party's candidate from Kerala's Pathanamthitta parliamentary constituency, has declared 240 criminal cases against himself, topping the list of those with criminal records contesting the general elections.
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Supreme Court Rejects Plea Against Candidates With Criminal Records
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a plea seeking a direction to the Election Commission to restrain political parties from fielding candidates with criminal antecedents in polls.
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On 'Criminal' Politicians, Top Court Leaves It To Parliament: 10 Points
Time has come for parliament to keep criminals away and "cure the malignancy" by bringing law, the Supreme Court said today on petitions asking whether lawmakers facing charges can be stopped from contesting elections even before they are convicted. Leaving it to politicians to act against their own and set aside "winnability" in favour of "infusin...
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Manipur Elections 2017: Lone BJP Candidate With Criminal Past In Phase 2
Manipur will witness its second and final phase of assembly elections today. As many as 22 constituencies spread across six districts will go to the polls today and 98 candidates will test their fate in this phase. The districts that will witness the election today include Chandel, Imphal East, Senapati, Tamenglong, Thoubal, Ukhrul. Human rights cr...
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In Fresh Edition Of Yadav Wars, Akhilesh And Uncle Shivpal Have Separate Candidate Lists for UP
The ruling Samajwadi Party has two sets of candidates for assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh, as a bitter power struggle between Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and his uncle Shivpal Yadav spills over into electioneering ahead of crucial state polls.
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Will Back Independents With 'Clean Record' in Bihar Polls: Swaraj Abhiyan
Looking to be a part of the action in the run up to Bihar Assembly polls later this year, Swaraj Abhiyan, the group founded by expelled AAP leaders Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan, has said it will campaign against the "corrupt and candidates with criminal background".
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Murder, extortion charges no barrier in India's election
Almost a fifth of candidates face criminal charges, says a report.
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A third of MPs have criminal cases, Shiv Sena tops list: report
About 30 percent of Lok Sabha members and 17 percent of Rajya Sabha members have criminal cases pending against them, said a report which noted that the probability of winning an election by a candidate with criminal record is higher than that of one with a clean background.
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BJP Complains Against Chhattisgarh Congress Candidates Over Crime Records
The opposition BJP in Chhattisgarh has filed a complaint with the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) in Raipur seeking action against 83 Congress candidates, claiming they have not furnished their criminal record details to the
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Most Gujarat Poll Candidates With Criminal Record From AAP, BJP: Report
As many as 330 of 1,621 candidates, or around 20 per cent, contesting the next month's Gujarat Assembly elections have criminal cases registered against them, the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) said on Monday.
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Akhilesh Yadav Strikes Back At BJP On Charges Of Fielding Criminals In UP Polls
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, under attack for fielding candidates with criminal backgrounds, today defended his decision, claiming that the ruling BJP has framed his party leaders in false cases.
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Bihar Polls: Lalu Yadav's Party RJD Has Most Candidates With Criminal Record, Shows Report
No qualms in fielding candidates with a criminal background and it is reflected in the 1st phase of Bihar elections 2020 as out of 1064, 328 (31%) candidates are with criminal cases and Rashtriya Janta Dal (RJD) tops the list while Bharatiya Janata Party comes in the second position with (72%), according to an election watchdog Association of Democ...
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Poll Body Makes Declaration Of Candidates' Criminal Records Mandatory
Political parties will now have to mandatorily publish details of candidates with pending criminal cases on party websites and social media platforms, and provide reasons for their selection so that voters can make an informed choice.
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Criminal Candidates Shouldn't Be Allowed To Contest Polls: Election Commission To Supreme Court
The Election Commission of India told the Supreme Court today that its 2018 direction asking poll candidates to declare their criminal antecedents in electronic and print media has not helped curb criminalisation of politics.
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Will Choose Candidates With No Criminal Record For Delhi Polls: AAP
The AAP will apply the "3Cs" yardstick of (no) corruption, (no) criminal record and (good) character while choosing candidates for the upcoming Delhi Assembly polls, senior party leader Sanjay Singh said on Wednesday.
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BJP's Kerala Candidate K Surendran Has 240 Criminal Cases
K. Surendran, the Bharatiya Janata Party's candidate from Kerala's Pathanamthitta parliamentary constituency, has declared 240 criminal cases against himself, topping the list of those with criminal records contesting the general elections.
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Supreme Court Rejects Plea Against Candidates With Criminal Records
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a plea seeking a direction to the Election Commission to restrain political parties from fielding candidates with criminal antecedents in polls.
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On 'Criminal' Politicians, Top Court Leaves It To Parliament: 10 Points
Time has come for parliament to keep criminals away and "cure the malignancy" by bringing law, the Supreme Court said today on petitions asking whether lawmakers facing charges can be stopped from contesting elections even before they are convicted. Leaving it to politicians to act against their own and set aside "winnability" in favour of "infusin...
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Manipur Elections 2017: Lone BJP Candidate With Criminal Past In Phase 2
Manipur will witness its second and final phase of assembly elections today. As many as 22 constituencies spread across six districts will go to the polls today and 98 candidates will test their fate in this phase. The districts that will witness the election today include Chandel, Imphal East, Senapati, Tamenglong, Thoubal, Ukhrul. Human rights cr...
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In Fresh Edition Of Yadav Wars, Akhilesh And Uncle Shivpal Have Separate Candidate Lists for UP
The ruling Samajwadi Party has two sets of candidates for assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh, as a bitter power struggle between Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and his uncle Shivpal Yadav spills over into electioneering ahead of crucial state polls.
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Will Back Independents With 'Clean Record' in Bihar Polls: Swaraj Abhiyan
Looking to be a part of the action in the run up to Bihar Assembly polls later this year, Swaraj Abhiyan, the group founded by expelled AAP leaders Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan, has said it will campaign against the "corrupt and candidates with criminal background".
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Murder, extortion charges no barrier in India's election
Almost a fifth of candidates face criminal charges, says a report.
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A third of MPs have criminal cases, Shiv Sena tops list: report
About 30 percent of Lok Sabha members and 17 percent of Rajya Sabha members have criminal cases pending against them, said a report which noted that the probability of winning an election by a candidate with criminal record is higher than that of one with a clean background.
