258 candidates with criminal records in round three of pollsApril 27th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The third phase of polls April 30 has a mixed bag of candidates with 258 nominees having criminal records and 223 millionaires, a study by an NGO said Monday. According to an analysis by the National Election Watch (NEW), 'of 1,567 candidates in the fray for the third phase, NEW analysed affidavits of 1,492 candidates.
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.
Congress releases list of candidates for Tamil NaduApril 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Union Ministers P Chidambaram and Mani Shankar Aiyar and Tamil Nadu PCC Chief K Thangkabalu figure in the list of 14 Congress candidates from Tamil Nadu released here by the Central Elecion Committee of the party. All the three have been renominated from their seats.
Congress releases second list of candidates for HaryanaApril 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Congress party Monday announced its second list for Haryana by naming three more candidates for the Lok Sabha elections. Ashok Tanwar, president of the Indian Youth Congress, has been given the party ticket to contest from the Sirsa (SC) constituency in place of sitting MP Atma Singh Gill.
Congress releases first list Lok Sabha candidates for OrissaMarch 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Congress party has announced the list of 16 candidates for Lok Sabha elections in Orissa. Former Orissa Chief Minister Giridhar Gamang will contest from Koraput (ST), while Union Minister Chandra Shekhar Sahu has been given ticket for Berhampur Constituency.
J.B. Patnaik's name missing from Congress's first listMarch 28th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR/NEW DELHI - The name of former Orissa chief minister Janaki Ballav Patnaik is missing from the Congress's first list of candidates announced Saturday for next month's Lok Sabha and assembly elections. The Congress has announced candidates for 16 of the state's 21 Lok Sabha seats and 142 of the 147 assembly seats, the party sources said.
Congress releases manifesto, projects Manmohan as PMMarch 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Congress chief Sonia Gandhi Tuesday projected Manmohan Singh as the next prime minister of the country saying that there could be many candidates for the post but no one matched up to him. 'There can be many candidates for the post of prime minister but nobody stands in front of Manmohan Singh.
RJD releases list of 26 candidates in BiharMarch 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Monday released its list of 26 candidates from Bihar with party chief Lalu Prasad contesting from two constituencies in next month's parliamentary elections. 'We will now contest in 28 out of 40 seats in Bihar as per our seat sharing pact with the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP).
RJD releases candidates list for 28 Bihar seatsMarch 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Rashtriya Janta Dal has released its list of 28 candidates for Bihar, with Union Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav contesting from two constituencies in the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections. "We will now contest in 28 out of 40 seats in Bihar as per our seat sharing pact with the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP).
BSP releases list of candidates for MP and J-KMarch 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) has released its first list of 11 candidates for Madhya Pradesh and five candidates for Jammu and Kashmir for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The party will contest all 29 seats from Madhya Pradesh.
CPI (ML) releases its first listMarch 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Communist Party of India- Marxist-Leninist (CPI-ML) on Monday announced its first list of 80 candidates for the Lok Sabha elections. CPI-ML General Secretary Deepankar Bhattacharjee said the party has fielded over 60 percent of its candidates from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.
Congress releases list of six for ChhattisgarhMarch 10th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Congress party Monday released a list of six candidates for Chhattisgarh for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, including four for reserved constituencies. The list includes candidates for three seats reserved for the Scheduled Tribes and one for the Scheduled Castes.
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.
Loading ...