Nafisa Ali is Samajwadi Party candidate from Lucknow

May 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Election Commission Saturday censured Akhilesh Das, who is contesting the Lok Sabha polls from Lucknow constituency on a Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) ticket, for making derogatory remarks about his rival and Samajwadi Party candidate Nafisa Ali. 'Election Commission is of the considered opinion that Dr.

April 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Election Commission Wednesday issued notice to Bahujan Samaj Party's (BSP) Lucknow candidate Akhilesh Das for his objectionable remarks against his Samajwadi Party rival Nafisa Ali. 'In Nafisa Ali's case, after watching the video, the commission has decided to issue a notice to Akhilesh Das,' Deputy Election Commissioner J.P.

April 18th, 2009 LUCKNOW - The Election Commission Saturday said it would study a speech by Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) candidate Akhilesh Das in which he is alleged to have derogatorily called Samajwadi Party (SP) candidate Nafisa Ali 'budhiya', or old woman. 'I am taking the CD of the speech made by the BSP candidate along with me.

April 14th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Remarks by Akhilesh Das, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) candidate from Lucknow for the Lok Sabha elections, against his Samajwadi Party rival Nafisa Ali have drawn flak from all quarters, including Priyanka Gandhi. At a poll rally here Monday evening, Das - who left the Congress to join the BSP - described Nafisa as a 'burhiya' (old woman) with 'white hair'.

April 9th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Congress' Uttar Pradesh unit chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi Thursday filed her nomination from the Lucknow parliamentary constituency as the party candidate. 'I am confident of a record win and am here to save the legacy and culture of Lucknow,' Joshi said before leaving the party's headquarters to file her nomination papers at around 11 a.m.

April 8th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Former Miss India and Samajwadi Party candidate Nafisa Ali on Wednesday filed her nomination papers from Lucknow Lok Sabha seat. Hundreds of SP workers accompanied her on way to the district magistrate office where she submitted her nomination papers.

April 8th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Samajwadi Party candidate and social activist Nafisa Ali filed her nomination for the Lucknow Lok Sabha seat Wednesday. 'We all should work honestly for the progress and prosperity of the party and the people of the state,' she said before leaving for the district collector's office for filing her nomination.

April 8th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Nafisa Ali, the Samajwadi Party's nominee for the Lucknow seat, is wealthier than Congress president Sonia Gandhi and her MP son Rahul Gandhi put together, according to her affidavit filed here Wednesday along with the nomination papers. As per the affidavit, Nafisa Ali and her husband, an ex-army colonel, together own assets of about Rs.50 million (Rs.5 crores), as against Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi's combined worth of less than Rs.40 million (Rs.4 crores).

April 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Uttar Pradesh's Congress unit chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi was Tuesday named the party's candidate for the prestigious Lucknow Lok Sabha constituency. She is the daughter of the late Hemavati Nandan Bahuguna, former Uttar Pradesh chief minister.

April 5th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Samajwadi Party general secretary Amar Singh ensured that actress-turned-social activist Nafisa Ali left the Congress and joined his party to contest from the Lucknow constituency, according to informed sources. The question comes up after Nafisa Ali's 'secret' visit to this Uttar pradesh capital 10 days ago, when she approached Maulana Khalid Rasheed, Lucknow's naib imam and head of the 300-year-old seminary Darul-Uloom Firangi Mahal, Idgah, and another leading maulana of the city.

April 5th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Film actress and socialite Nafisa Ali was Sunday named the Samajwadi Party candidate for the Lucknow Lok Sabha seat. Nafisa's name was announced by party general secretary Amar Singh at a press conference here.

April 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Samajwadi Party (SP) on Sunday announced Nafisa Ali as its candidate from the Lucknow parliamentary constituency for upcoming general elections. Nafisa will replace actor Sanjay Dutt, who was denied permission to contest the Lok Sabha polls by the Supreme Court.

March 31st, 2009 LUCKNOW - The Samajwadi Party Tuesday said it would soon announce a candidate for Lucknow after the Supreme Court barred its first choice, film star Sanjay Dutt, from contesting elections. 'The decision on a new candidate to represent the SP (Samajwadi Party) from the prestigious Lucknow seat will soon be taken by the party's parliamentary board,' party spokesperson Rajendra Chaudhary told reporters here.

March 31st, 2009 LUCKNOW - Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt Tuesday said he abides by the Supreme Court's decision against suspending his conviction in a criminal case to enable him to fight Lok Sabha elections, but added that Lucknow remains 'my home'. 'I respect the decision of the honourable court.

January 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Bollywood film star Sanjay Dutt will be the Samajwadi Party candidate to contest the next Lok Sabha elections from Lucknow, the party announced here Thursday. Party general secretary Amar Singh told reporters that if Dutt was disallowed from contesting the elections because of the criminal cases against him, the party would move the Election Commission or the Supreme Court.