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Minister Jitendra Singh's Wealth More Than Doubled In 10 Years, Shows Data
Union minister Jitendra Singh, who is fighting his third Lok Sabha election from Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur parliamentary constituency, recorded a growth of over 100 percent in his wealth over the past 10 years, according to his poll affidavit.
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Parliamentary Panel Suggests Greater Punishment For False Poll Affidavit
The punishment for filing a false election affidavit should be enhanced to a maximum of two years from six months but the penalty should only be applied in exceptional cases and not for minor or unintentional errors, a parliament committee said.
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Devendra Fadnavis Appears In Court, Denies Any Wrongdoing In Poll Affidavit
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday appeared before a court here in connection with an application seeking action against him for alleged non-disclosure of criminal cases in his election affidavit in 2014.
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Case Against Gujarat Congress MLA For Hiding Property Detail In Poll Affidavit
An FIR was lodged against Gujarat Congress MLA Nathabhai Patel under the Representation of the People Act for allegedly submitting false information in his affidavit while filing his nomination for the 2017 Assembly election.
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Maharashtra Minister Sentenced To 2 Months In Jail In Poll Affidavit Case
A court in Amravati on Friday sentenced Maharashtra Minister of State Bachchu Kadu to two months' rigorous imprisonment for hiding information in his election affidavit in 2014.
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Court Frames Charges Against Devendra Fadnavis In Poll Affidavit Case
A court in Nagpur has framed charges against former Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis in connection with a complaint of alleged non-disclosure of criminal cases registered against him in his election affidavit in 2014.
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Court Discharges Delhi BJP MP Hans Raj Hans In Poll Affidavit Case
A Delhi court on Wednesday discharged BJP MP Hans Raj Hans in a case of allegedly giving ambiguous information in his affidavit filed along with his nomination form in the 2019 general elections.
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Congress Lawmaker In Poll Affidavit Claims Assets Shrunk In 5 Years
Former Union Minister and Congress' outgoing MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, who is fighting to retain his Baharampur Lok Sabha seat in West Bengal, has declared that his movable assets stand at Rs 66.65 lakh with no immovable properties, downsized from overall assets worth over Rs 5 crore declared in 2014.
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High Court Refuses To Stay Proceedings Against Arvind Kejriwal
The Delhi High Court today refused to stay the trial court proceedings in a case in which it was alleged that Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal gave false information to the Election Commission in his affidavit in the run up to the 2013 assembly polls.
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BJP accuses Kapil Sibal of not disclosing companies owned by wife in poll affidavit
Accusing Law Minister Kapil Sibal of 'wilfully' not disclosing details of companies owned by his wife in his election affidavit, BJP leader Subramanian Swamy today approached the Election Commission seeking action against the Congress candidate from Chandni Chowk.
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Netas hiding information from voters can't contest polls: Supreme Court
A candidate who hides facts or gives false information on his poll affidavit cannot contest, the Supreme Court today ruled, taking a big step towards transparency in elections.
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Minister Jitendra Singh's Wealth More Than Doubled In 10 Years, Shows Data
Union minister Jitendra Singh, who is fighting his third Lok Sabha election from Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur parliamentary constituency, recorded a growth of over 100 percent in his wealth over the past 10 years, according to his poll affidavit.
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Parliamentary Panel Suggests Greater Punishment For False Poll Affidavit
The punishment for filing a false election affidavit should be enhanced to a maximum of two years from six months but the penalty should only be applied in exceptional cases and not for minor or unintentional errors, a parliament committee said.
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Devendra Fadnavis Appears In Court, Denies Any Wrongdoing In Poll Affidavit
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday appeared before a court here in connection with an application seeking action against him for alleged non-disclosure of criminal cases in his election affidavit in 2014.
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Case Against Gujarat Congress MLA For Hiding Property Detail In Poll Affidavit
An FIR was lodged against Gujarat Congress MLA Nathabhai Patel under the Representation of the People Act for allegedly submitting false information in his affidavit while filing his nomination for the 2017 Assembly election.
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Maharashtra Minister Sentenced To 2 Months In Jail In Poll Affidavit Case
A court in Amravati on Friday sentenced Maharashtra Minister of State Bachchu Kadu to two months' rigorous imprisonment for hiding information in his election affidavit in 2014.
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Court Frames Charges Against Devendra Fadnavis In Poll Affidavit Case
A court in Nagpur has framed charges against former Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis in connection with a complaint of alleged non-disclosure of criminal cases registered against him in his election affidavit in 2014.
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Court Discharges Delhi BJP MP Hans Raj Hans In Poll Affidavit Case
A Delhi court on Wednesday discharged BJP MP Hans Raj Hans in a case of allegedly giving ambiguous information in his affidavit filed along with his nomination form in the 2019 general elections.
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Congress Lawmaker In Poll Affidavit Claims Assets Shrunk In 5 Years
Former Union Minister and Congress' outgoing MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, who is fighting to retain his Baharampur Lok Sabha seat in West Bengal, has declared that his movable assets stand at Rs 66.65 lakh with no immovable properties, downsized from overall assets worth over Rs 5 crore declared in 2014.
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High Court Refuses To Stay Proceedings Against Arvind Kejriwal
The Delhi High Court today refused to stay the trial court proceedings in a case in which it was alleged that Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal gave false information to the Election Commission in his affidavit in the run up to the 2013 assembly polls.
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BJP accuses Kapil Sibal of not disclosing companies owned by wife in poll affidavit
Accusing Law Minister Kapil Sibal of 'wilfully' not disclosing details of companies owned by his wife in his election affidavit, BJP leader Subramanian Swamy today approached the Election Commission seeking action against the Congress candidate from Chandni Chowk.
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Netas hiding information from voters can't contest polls: Supreme Court
A candidate who hides facts or gives false information on his poll affidavit cannot contest, the Supreme Court today ruled, taking a big step towards transparency in elections.
