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"Young Country With Old Politicians": Raghav Chadha Makes Minimum Age Pitch
Making a pitch for reducing the minimum age for contesting elections, AAP MP Raghav Chadha said India is one of the youngest countries in the world in terms of the average age of its population and deserves representation which reflects that.
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Supreme Court Rejects Petition On Gap For Civil Servants To Contest Elections
Supreme Court rejected a plea seeking implementation of the 2012 recommendations of the Election Commission regarding the cooling-off period to prevent public servants from contesting polls immediately after retirement or resignation.
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Actor Kangana Ranaut May Contest Elections, Drops A Big Hint
Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut today hinted at entering electoral politics, saying if Lord Krishna blesses her, she would contest the next Lok Sabha elections.
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Right To Contest An Election Not A Fundamental Right: Supreme Court
Right to contest an election is neither a fundamental right nor a common law right, Supreme Court said while dismissing with a cost of Rs one lakh a petition which raised the issue regarding the filing of nomination for Rajya Sabha elections.
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Not For Votes, But To Send Out Message: Karnataka Doctor Contesting Polls
This doctor-turned-scribe from Karnataka has a different hobby--contesting elections against political bigwigs. However, he is disappointed that he could contest the Lok Sabha elections against Rahul Gandhi in Amethi but not against PM Modi in Varanasi
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People Jailed For Over Two Years Cannot Contest Polls: Bangladesh Court
A Bangladesh court today ruled that people who have been jailed for more than two years with their appeals pending, cannot contest the December 30 general elections. The order was passed in response to an appeal seeking a stay order on the imprisonment of five opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leaders: Amanullah Aman, AZM Zahid Hossain,...
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On 'Criminal' Politicians, Top Court Leaves It To Parliament: 10 Points
Time has come for parliament to keep criminals away and "cure the malignancy" by bringing law, the Supreme Court said today on petitions asking whether lawmakers facing charges can be stopped from contesting elections even before they are convicted. Leaving it to politicians to act against their own and set aside "winnability" in favour of "infusin...
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No Dissent, Says BJP As Uma Bharti Announces Election Sabbatical
Two days after union minister Uma Bharti announced that she would take a break from electoral politics for three years due to health problems, there seems to be more to her decision than medical grounds.
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Feedback Sought From Political Parties On Supreme Court's Observation On Contesting Polls
There are apprehensions that disqualifying candidates from contesting polls from the day charges are framed against them in a court -- as observed by the Supreme Court -- may be misused by a party in power if put into effect, a parliamentary panel has said.
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Uttar Pradesh Elections 2017: Mother-Son, Political Allies Pitted Against Each Other In Allahabad
As Uttar Pradesh inches closer towards voting by the hour, 12 constituencies of the historic city of Allahabad are witnessing some exciting set of contests.
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Recognition Of Third Gender Only On Paper? Odisha Transgenders File Election Nomination As Male Or Female
Bhubaneswar: Odisha is home to over 25,000 transgenders. The representatives from the transgender community are gearing up to contest the upcoming panchayat polls in the state in February. The community, however, has found itself on the crossroads, as the nomination papers have no mention of the third gender and the representatives have to file t...
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Irom Sharmila, After 16-Year Fast, Preps For Polls With Crowd-funding
Irom Sharmila Chanu, the Manipur activist who ended an epic 16-year fast last year and announced that she would contest elections, has decided to challenge Chief Minister Ibobi Singh in next month's polls in the state.
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Bar People From Contesting Polls From 2 Seats: Election Commission Tells Government
The Election Commission has asked the government to amend laws to bar people from contesting from two seats or, at least as a deterrent, a candidate who vacates a seat necessitating a by-poll should be asked to deposit an "appropriate" amount in state coffers.
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PIL In Supreme Court To Bar Convicts From Contesting Polls, Judiciary
A plea was today filed in the Supreme Court seeking directions to the centre and the poll panel to debar convicts from contesting elections for life and stopping them from entering judiciary and the executive.
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Bankrupt Persons May Soon Be Barred From Contesting Elections
A bankrupt person would stand automatically disqualified from becoming a lawmaker once the new legislation that looks to slash the time it takes to wind up a dying company or recover dues from a defaulter is enacted.
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"Young Country With Old Politicians": Raghav Chadha Makes Minimum Age Pitch
Making a pitch for reducing the minimum age for contesting elections, AAP MP Raghav Chadha said India is one of the youngest countries in the world in terms of the average age of its population and deserves representation which reflects that.
-
Supreme Court Rejects Petition On Gap For Civil Servants To Contest Elections
Supreme Court rejected a plea seeking implementation of the 2012 recommendations of the Election Commission regarding the cooling-off period to prevent public servants from contesting polls immediately after retirement or resignation.
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Actor Kangana Ranaut May Contest Elections, Drops A Big Hint
Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut today hinted at entering electoral politics, saying if Lord Krishna blesses her, she would contest the next Lok Sabha elections.
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Right To Contest An Election Not A Fundamental Right: Supreme Court
Right to contest an election is neither a fundamental right nor a common law right, Supreme Court said while dismissing with a cost of Rs one lakh a petition which raised the issue regarding the filing of nomination for Rajya Sabha elections.
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Not For Votes, But To Send Out Message: Karnataka Doctor Contesting Polls
This doctor-turned-scribe from Karnataka has a different hobby--contesting elections against political bigwigs. However, he is disappointed that he could contest the Lok Sabha elections against Rahul Gandhi in Amethi but not against PM Modi in Varanasi
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People Jailed For Over Two Years Cannot Contest Polls: Bangladesh Court
A Bangladesh court today ruled that people who have been jailed for more than two years with their appeals pending, cannot contest the December 30 general elections. The order was passed in response to an appeal seeking a stay order on the imprisonment of five opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leaders: Amanullah Aman, AZM Zahid Hossain,...
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On 'Criminal' Politicians, Top Court Leaves It To Parliament: 10 Points
Time has come for parliament to keep criminals away and "cure the malignancy" by bringing law, the Supreme Court said today on petitions asking whether lawmakers facing charges can be stopped from contesting elections even before they are convicted. Leaving it to politicians to act against their own and set aside "winnability" in favour of "infusin...
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No Dissent, Says BJP As Uma Bharti Announces Election Sabbatical
Two days after union minister Uma Bharti announced that she would take a break from electoral politics for three years due to health problems, there seems to be more to her decision than medical grounds.
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Feedback Sought From Political Parties On Supreme Court's Observation On Contesting Polls
There are apprehensions that disqualifying candidates from contesting polls from the day charges are framed against them in a court -- as observed by the Supreme Court -- may be misused by a party in power if put into effect, a parliamentary panel has said.
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Uttar Pradesh Elections 2017: Mother-Son, Political Allies Pitted Against Each Other In Allahabad
As Uttar Pradesh inches closer towards voting by the hour, 12 constituencies of the historic city of Allahabad are witnessing some exciting set of contests.
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Recognition Of Third Gender Only On Paper? Odisha Transgenders File Election Nomination As Male Or Female
Bhubaneswar: Odisha is home to over 25,000 transgenders. The representatives from the transgender community are gearing up to contest the upcoming panchayat polls in the state in February. The community, however, has found itself on the crossroads, as the nomination papers have no mention of the third gender and the representatives have to file t...
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Irom Sharmila, After 16-Year Fast, Preps For Polls With Crowd-funding
Irom Sharmila Chanu, the Manipur activist who ended an epic 16-year fast last year and announced that she would contest elections, has decided to challenge Chief Minister Ibobi Singh in next month's polls in the state.
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Bar People From Contesting Polls From 2 Seats: Election Commission Tells Government
The Election Commission has asked the government to amend laws to bar people from contesting from two seats or, at least as a deterrent, a candidate who vacates a seat necessitating a by-poll should be asked to deposit an "appropriate" amount in state coffers.
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PIL In Supreme Court To Bar Convicts From Contesting Polls, Judiciary
A plea was today filed in the Supreme Court seeking directions to the centre and the poll panel to debar convicts from contesting elections for life and stopping them from entering judiciary and the executive.
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Bankrupt Persons May Soon Be Barred From Contesting Elections
A bankrupt person would stand automatically disqualified from becoming a lawmaker once the new legislation that looks to slash the time it takes to wind up a dying company or recover dues from a defaulter is enacted.
