Congress has most candidates with criminal records in phase IIApril 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Nearly 300 candidates with criminal records from different political parties are fighting the second phase of Lok Sabha polls on April 23, with the Congress party topping the list with 40, according to a survey. According to an analysis by an NGO, National Election Watch, of the 1,425 candidates in the fray for the second phase, 288 have criminal records.
Congress has most candidates with criminal records in phase IIApril 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Nearly 300 candidates with criminal records from different political parties are fighting the second phase of Lok Sabha polls on April 23, with the Congress party topping the list with 40, according to a survey. According to an analysis by an NGO, National Election Watch, of the 1,425 candidates in the fray for the second phase, 288 have criminal records.
Congress has most candidates with criminal records in phase IIApril 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Nearly 300 candidates with criminal records from different political parties are fighting the second phase of Lok Sabha polls on April 23, with the Congress party topping the list with 40, according to a survey. According to an analysis by an NGO, National Election Watch, of the 1,425 candidates in the fray for the second phase, 288 have criminal records.
Chiranjeevi's Praja Rajyam Party releases first list of candidatesMarch 27th, 2009 HYDERABAD - Actor-turned politician and chief of Praja Rajyam Party (PRP) Chiranjeevi today released its first list of 95 candidates for the Assembly polls and nine for the Lok Sabha seats in Andhra Pradesh. Chiranjeevi, who is currently on a campaign tour in East Godavari district, released the list at Jaggampet.
Azharuddin gets Congress ticket from MoradabadMarch 27th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Former Indian cricket captain Mohammad Azharuddin was Friday given the Congress ticket for the Moradabad Lok Sabha constituency in Uttar Pradesh. Minister of State for External Affairs and also Information and Broadcasting Anand Sharma told reporters that Azharuddin would be contesting from Moradabad.
Congress names 15 more candidates for Uttar PradeshMarch 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - After it became clear Saturday that there was virtually no chance of any seat sharing arrangement with the Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh, the Congress released its second list of 15 candidates from the state for the Lok Sabha elections. The new nominees include Saleem Sherwani, who had left the Samajwadi Party Thursday to join the Congress.
BJP releases list for 46 Lok Sabha seatsMarch 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday released its list of candidates for 46 Lok Sabha constituencies from Kerala, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Punjab and Sikkim. The BJP's Central Election Committee Friday met under the chairmanship of party president Rajnath Singh.
BJP announces four candidates for Uttar PradeshMarch 10th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday night declared candidates for four Uttar Pradesh constituencies for the Lok Sabha polls. The constituencies for which BJP nominees were announced include Dhaurahara, Sitapur, Basti and Kushinagar, a party statement said.
Congress writing 'obituary' of alliance with Samajwadi Party: AmarMarch 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Congress move to announce 24 candidates in Uttar Pradesh amounts to spiking a possible alliance in the state for the Lok Sabha elections, the Samajwadi Party said, adding it would not allot more than 17 seats to the Congress in any tie-up. Miffed at the Congress announcement, Samajwadi Party general secretary Amar Singh told reporters here that this amounted to writing an 'obituary' for a Congress-Samajwadi alliance.
'We can't give Congress more than 17 seats in Uttar Pradesh'March 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Samajwadi Party Friday said it cannot give more then 17 seats to the Congress in Uttar Pradesh as part of pre-poll alliance for the Lok Sabha elections. The Congress, on its part, has already released a list of 24 candidates for the polls.
Congress finalises 24 candidates in Uttar PradeshMarch 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Congress Wednesday finalised its first list of 24 candidates for the Lok Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh. This includes seats the Samajwadi Party wants to contest.
Ulema Council releases first list of Lok Sabha candidatesMarch 5th, 2009 LUCKNOW - The Ulema Council in Uttar Pradesh Wednesday released the first list of its five candidates for the Lok Sabha polls. 'The list comprises our Lok Sabha nominees for the Azamgarh, Lalganj, Jaunpur, Machlishehar and Lucknow parliamentary constituencies in Uttar Pradesh,' Maulana Amir Rashadi Madni, convener of the Ulema Council, told IANS by telephone from Azamgarh.
Congress names 24 candidates for Uttar PradeshMarch 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Congress Wednesday released its first list of 24 candidates from Uttar Pradesh for the Lok Sabha elections, including its president Sonia Gandhi and general secretary Rahul Gandhi. The list includes some of the rebels of the Samajwadi Party, with which the Congress has been trying to work out a pre-poll alliance in the state.
CPI names Lok Sabha candidates, plans to contest 50 seatsFebruary 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Communist Party of India (CPI) Sunday announced its first list of 28 candidates for the Lok Sabha elections and said it planned to contest 50 seats. Announcing the list, CPI general secretary A.B.
BJP declares 16 more candidatesJanuary 27th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday released a list of 16 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, naming a total of 48 contestants so far in the four lists announced. The names were finalised at a meeting of the party's Central Election Committee held at the party headquarters under the chairmanship of its president Rajnath Singh.
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