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Pak Court Rejects Imran Khan's Appeal Against Conviction, Says Lawyer
Pakistan's ex prime minister Imran Khan remained disqualified from contesting elections after a court rejected his plea to suspend an earlier conviction on Thursday, his lawyer said.
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Jailed Ex-Pak PM Imran Khan To Contest Polls From At Least 3 Constituencies, Says Party
Pakistan's jailed former prime minister Imran Khan will contest the upcoming general elections from at least three constituencies despite conviction and incarceration, his party announced on Wednesday.
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On Rahul Gandhi Legal Strategy, Senior Congress Leader Concedes "Slip-Up"
If Rahul Gandhi's conviction is not overturned, he will not be allowed to contest elections for eight years.
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Rahul Gandhi Can't Contest Elections For 8 Years Unless...: Expert
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday stood disqualified from contesting Lok Sabha and Assembly elections for eight years unless a higher court stays his conviction, an expert on electoral laws said.
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Gujarat BJP Defends Fielding Daughter Of Naroda Patiya Riot Case Convict
Gujarat BJP chief CR Paatil on Thursday defended the allotment of party ticket to the daughter of a convict in the 2002 Naroda Patiya riot case for the next month's Assembly election and said she is a party worker contesting the polls on merit.
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Congress Leader Hardik Patel Hints At Contesting Polls After Court Stays Conviction In Gujarat Rioting Case
Gujarat Congress leader Hardik Patel on Tuesday said that his aim was not just to contest elections but also to serve the people, soon after the Supreme Court stayed his conviction in a 2015 rioting and arson case.
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Rapist Kuldeep Sengar's Wife Gets BJP Ticket For UP Panchayat Elections
Former MLA and Unnao rape convict Kuldeep Singh Sengar's wife will be contesting the Uttar Pradesh panchayat elections on a BJP ticket.
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Centre Opposes Plea In Top Court For Lifetime Ban On Convicted Politicians
The Centre has opposed in the Supreme Court the amended PIL seeking imposition of lifetime ban on convicted politicians from contesting elections, saying the elected representatives are "equally bound" by law.
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Sikkim Chief Minister's Poll Disqualification Period Reduced To A Year
The Election Commission today reduced the disqualification period for Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang to a year and one month. Mr Tamang, who had earlier spent a year in jail after being convicted in a corruption case, was also barred from contesting elections for 6 years.
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332 Candidates Contesting In Odisha Assembly Polls Have Criminal Cases
A total of 332 candidates contesting in the Odisha Assembly polls have criminal cases, with 257 serious and seven convicted, according to the National Election Watch and Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR).
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Election 2019: 210 Candidates Contesting Lok Sabha Phase 4 Election Have Criminal Cases
A total of 210 candidates contesting in phase four of the Lok Sabha elections face criminal charges, with 158 having serious cases and 12 of them convicted cases, according to the National Election Watch and Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR).
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"Relief For Him...": BJP Taunts Hardik Patel After Supreme Court Snub
The Supreme Court's snub to Congress leader Hardik Patel--who sought an urgent hearing on his request to cancel his conviction so that he can contest this month's national election--has provided an opportunity to the BJP to take a jibe at him.
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"What's The Urgency," Asks Supreme Court, Refusing Hardik Patel's Request
Patidar leader Hardik Patel has been refused an urgent hearing in the Supreme Court on his request to hold his conviction so he can contest this month's polls. "What's the urgency now," the top court asked, pointing out that the conviction dated to 2015.
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Hardik Patel Requests Supreme Court To Cancel Conviction To Contest Polls
Patidar leader Hardik Patel moved the Supreme Court today, challenging the Gujarat High Court order, which declined to stay his conviction so that he can contest the Lok Sabha elections, scheduled to start in ten days. A lower court at Mehsana in Gujarat had sentenced him to two years' imprisonment last July, for rioting and arson in 2015, during t...
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Hardik Patel Can't Contest Polls, Court Rejects Plea To Stay Conviction
In what comes as a huge setback for the Congress, Patidar leader Hardik Patel may not be able to contest the national elections as the Gujarat High Court today rejected his plea to put a stay on his conviction in a 2015 rioting case.
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Pak Court Rejects Imran Khan's Appeal Against Conviction, Says Lawyer
Pakistan's ex prime minister Imran Khan remained disqualified from contesting elections after a court rejected his plea to suspend an earlier conviction on Thursday, his lawyer said.
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Jailed Ex-Pak PM Imran Khan To Contest Polls From At Least 3 Constituencies, Says Party
Pakistan's jailed former prime minister Imran Khan will contest the upcoming general elections from at least three constituencies despite conviction and incarceration, his party announced on Wednesday.
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On Rahul Gandhi Legal Strategy, Senior Congress Leader Concedes "Slip-Up"
If Rahul Gandhi's conviction is not overturned, he will not be allowed to contest elections for eight years.
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Rahul Gandhi Can't Contest Elections For 8 Years Unless...: Expert
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday stood disqualified from contesting Lok Sabha and Assembly elections for eight years unless a higher court stays his conviction, an expert on electoral laws said.
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Gujarat BJP Defends Fielding Daughter Of Naroda Patiya Riot Case Convict
Gujarat BJP chief CR Paatil on Thursday defended the allotment of party ticket to the daughter of a convict in the 2002 Naroda Patiya riot case for the next month's Assembly election and said she is a party worker contesting the polls on merit.
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Congress Leader Hardik Patel Hints At Contesting Polls After Court Stays Conviction In Gujarat Rioting Case
Gujarat Congress leader Hardik Patel on Tuesday said that his aim was not just to contest elections but also to serve the people, soon after the Supreme Court stayed his conviction in a 2015 rioting and arson case.
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Rapist Kuldeep Sengar's Wife Gets BJP Ticket For UP Panchayat Elections
Former MLA and Unnao rape convict Kuldeep Singh Sengar's wife will be contesting the Uttar Pradesh panchayat elections on a BJP ticket.
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Centre Opposes Plea In Top Court For Lifetime Ban On Convicted Politicians
The Centre has opposed in the Supreme Court the amended PIL seeking imposition of lifetime ban on convicted politicians from contesting elections, saying the elected representatives are "equally bound" by law.
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Sikkim Chief Minister's Poll Disqualification Period Reduced To A Year
The Election Commission today reduced the disqualification period for Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang to a year and one month. Mr Tamang, who had earlier spent a year in jail after being convicted in a corruption case, was also barred from contesting elections for 6 years.
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332 Candidates Contesting In Odisha Assembly Polls Have Criminal Cases
A total of 332 candidates contesting in the Odisha Assembly polls have criminal cases, with 257 serious and seven convicted, according to the National Election Watch and Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR).
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Election 2019: 210 Candidates Contesting Lok Sabha Phase 4 Election Have Criminal Cases
A total of 210 candidates contesting in phase four of the Lok Sabha elections face criminal charges, with 158 having serious cases and 12 of them convicted cases, according to the National Election Watch and Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR).
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"Relief For Him...": BJP Taunts Hardik Patel After Supreme Court Snub
The Supreme Court's snub to Congress leader Hardik Patel--who sought an urgent hearing on his request to cancel his conviction so that he can contest this month's national election--has provided an opportunity to the BJP to take a jibe at him.
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"What's The Urgency," Asks Supreme Court, Refusing Hardik Patel's Request
Patidar leader Hardik Patel has been refused an urgent hearing in the Supreme Court on his request to hold his conviction so he can contest this month's polls. "What's the urgency now," the top court asked, pointing out that the conviction dated to 2015.
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Hardik Patel Requests Supreme Court To Cancel Conviction To Contest Polls
Patidar leader Hardik Patel moved the Supreme Court today, challenging the Gujarat High Court order, which declined to stay his conviction so that he can contest the Lok Sabha elections, scheduled to start in ten days. A lower court at Mehsana in Gujarat had sentenced him to two years' imprisonment last July, for rioting and arson in 2015, during t...
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Hardik Patel Can't Contest Polls, Court Rejects Plea To Stay Conviction
In what comes as a huge setback for the Congress, Patidar leader Hardik Patel may not be able to contest the national elections as the Gujarat High Court today rejected his plea to put a stay on his conviction in a 2015 rioting case.
