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US Elections: When A Convict Ran An Entire Presidential Campaign From Jail
US Elections: In the 1920 US election, Eugene V. Debs, the Socialist Party presidential candidate, managed to secure nearly a million votes without ever stepping on the campaign trail.
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On BJP's Haryana Polls 1st List - Jail Officer Who Gave Ram Rahim 6 Paroles
The BJP has named former prison official Sunil Sangwan - who granted Dera Sacha Sauda chief and rape convict Ram Rahim parole six times - on its list of candidates for next month's Haryana Assembly election.
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2 Candidates Win Polls From Prison. What Rules Say On Jailed MPs
Two candidates currently lodged in prison on terror charges emerged winners in the just-concluded parliamentary election, giving rise to an unusual situation for the 18th Lok Sabha to be formed in the coming days.
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Explainer: Can Trump Be President Despite His Criminal Conviction?
Donald Trump's criminal conviction for illegally covering up a hush money payment to a porn star will not prevent the Republican candidate from pursuing his campaign to retake the White House, even if he were sentenced to prison before the Nov. 5 ele
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Putin Will Free Jailed US Reporter Held In Russia "For Me": Trump
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Thursday he will use his relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin to get Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich freed from a Russian prison.
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Jailed Separatist Amritpal Singh Gets "Mike" Symbol To Fight Lok Sabha Polls
Jailed separatist Amritpal Singh, who is contesting from the Khadoor Sahib seat in Punjab as an Independent candidate, has been allotted the poll symbol of "'mike'.
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Jailed Candidate From Baramulla Declares Assets Increased In 5 Years
Independent candidate from the Baramulla Lok Sabha seat Abdul Rashid Sheikh, who is lodged in Tihar for alleged terror-funding activities, has significantly reduced his liabilities and increased assets in the last five years, his poll affidavit shows
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Jailed Candidate From Baramulla Gets Support From Ghulam Nabi Azad's Party
With the jailed Engineer Rashid entering the Lok Sabha poll fray in Kashmir, it was time for former Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad to return the favour for a Rajya Sabha election vote in 2015.
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Opinion | Kejriwal Out On Bail: How Effective Will His Intense Campaigning Be?
Arvind Kejriwal's arrest generated a certain amount of sympathy for him and AAP, which is benefiting the INDIA bloc candidates in Delhi.
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Out On Parole, Convicted Ex-MLA Holds Mega Roadshow For JDU Candidate
A convicted former legislator held a massive roadshow for a candidate fielded by Nitish Kumar's party in Bihar, hours after he left jail on a 15-day parole.
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"Height Of Hatred": Bhagwant Mann After Meeting Arvind Kejriwal In Jail
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann today met his Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal in Tihar jail and said the AAP supremo asked him to actively campaign for INDIA bloc candidates in the Lok Sabha elections.
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Samajwadi Party Candidate Has Been Jailed 251 Times. He Has No Criminal Case
He is one of the 'oldest' student leaders, contesting the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. He is better known for making a record of sorts by going to jail more than 251 times in his 40-year-long career.
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Arvind Kejriwal In Jail, Wife Holds Massive Roadshow In Delhi
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is a "sher" (lion) and nobody can break him, said his wife Sunita Kejriwal as she held her maiden Lok Sabha poll roadshow in support of the AAP's East Delhi candidate on Saturday evening.
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Separatist Amritpal Singh To Fight Lok Sabha Polls, Claims His Lawyer
Separatist Amritpal Singh, who is currently lodged in a jail in Assam under the National Security Act, will fight the Lok Sabha polls from Punjab's Khadoor Sahib seat as an Independent candidate, his counsel claimed on Wednesday.
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Ex Pak PM Imran Khan's Party Backed Candidates Take Oath As Speaker, Deputy Speaker
Jailed former prime minister Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf party-backed independent candidates Babar Saleem Swati and Suriya Bibi on Thursday took the oath as the Speaker and Deputy Speaker respectively of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial a
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US Elections: When A Convict Ran An Entire Presidential Campaign From Jail
US Elections: In the 1920 US election, Eugene V. Debs, the Socialist Party presidential candidate, managed to secure nearly a million votes without ever stepping on the campaign trail.
-
On BJP's Haryana Polls 1st List - Jail Officer Who Gave Ram Rahim 6 Paroles
The BJP has named former prison official Sunil Sangwan - who granted Dera Sacha Sauda chief and rape convict Ram Rahim parole six times - on its list of candidates for next month's Haryana Assembly election.
-
2 Candidates Win Polls From Prison. What Rules Say On Jailed MPs
Two candidates currently lodged in prison on terror charges emerged winners in the just-concluded parliamentary election, giving rise to an unusual situation for the 18th Lok Sabha to be formed in the coming days.
-
Explainer: Can Trump Be President Despite His Criminal Conviction?
Donald Trump's criminal conviction for illegally covering up a hush money payment to a porn star will not prevent the Republican candidate from pursuing his campaign to retake the White House, even if he were sentenced to prison before the Nov. 5 ele
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Putin Will Free Jailed US Reporter Held In Russia "For Me": Trump
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Thursday he will use his relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin to get Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich freed from a Russian prison.
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Jailed Separatist Amritpal Singh Gets "Mike" Symbol To Fight Lok Sabha Polls
Jailed separatist Amritpal Singh, who is contesting from the Khadoor Sahib seat in Punjab as an Independent candidate, has been allotted the poll symbol of "'mike'.
-
Jailed Candidate From Baramulla Declares Assets Increased In 5 Years
Independent candidate from the Baramulla Lok Sabha seat Abdul Rashid Sheikh, who is lodged in Tihar for alleged terror-funding activities, has significantly reduced his liabilities and increased assets in the last five years, his poll affidavit shows
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Jailed Candidate From Baramulla Gets Support From Ghulam Nabi Azad's Party
With the jailed Engineer Rashid entering the Lok Sabha poll fray in Kashmir, it was time for former Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad to return the favour for a Rajya Sabha election vote in 2015.
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Opinion | Kejriwal Out On Bail: How Effective Will His Intense Campaigning Be?
Arvind Kejriwal's arrest generated a certain amount of sympathy for him and AAP, which is benefiting the INDIA bloc candidates in Delhi.
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Out On Parole, Convicted Ex-MLA Holds Mega Roadshow For JDU Candidate
A convicted former legislator held a massive roadshow for a candidate fielded by Nitish Kumar's party in Bihar, hours after he left jail on a 15-day parole.
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"Height Of Hatred": Bhagwant Mann After Meeting Arvind Kejriwal In Jail
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann today met his Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal in Tihar jail and said the AAP supremo asked him to actively campaign for INDIA bloc candidates in the Lok Sabha elections.
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Samajwadi Party Candidate Has Been Jailed 251 Times. He Has No Criminal Case
He is one of the 'oldest' student leaders, contesting the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. He is better known for making a record of sorts by going to jail more than 251 times in his 40-year-long career.
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Arvind Kejriwal In Jail, Wife Holds Massive Roadshow In Delhi
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is a "sher" (lion) and nobody can break him, said his wife Sunita Kejriwal as she held her maiden Lok Sabha poll roadshow in support of the AAP's East Delhi candidate on Saturday evening.
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Separatist Amritpal Singh To Fight Lok Sabha Polls, Claims His Lawyer
Separatist Amritpal Singh, who is currently lodged in a jail in Assam under the National Security Act, will fight the Lok Sabha polls from Punjab's Khadoor Sahib seat as an Independent candidate, his counsel claimed on Wednesday.
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Ex Pak PM Imran Khan's Party Backed Candidates Take Oath As Speaker, Deputy Speaker
Jailed former prime minister Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf party-backed independent candidates Babar Saleem Swati and Suriya Bibi on Thursday took the oath as the Speaker and Deputy Speaker respectively of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial a
