Tag: Candidate

Erode East bypoll: OPS faction likely to withdraw candidate

The O.Panneerselvam (OPS) faction of the AIADMK is likely to withdraw its candidate, Senthil Murugan, from the Erode East by-election scheduled to be held on February 27.

February 5, 2023

“Not even in my dreams…..”: Vice Presidential candidate Jagdeep Dhankhar after filing his nomination

He filed his nomination papers for the Vice-President's post on the day when Presidential elections are being held.

July 18, 2022

NDA Presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu files her nomination paper

The Chief Ministers of all BJP-ruled states including Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Assam Chief Minister and Himanta Biswa Sarma among others were present during her nomination filing.

June 24, 2022

Yashwant Sinha to be opposition candidate for President

The meeting was called by NCP top leader Sharad Pawar and attended by leaders from the Congress, TMC, Samajwadi Party, CPI, CPI-M, National Conference, and RJD among others.

June 21, 2022

BJP to name Presidential candidate with 2024 general elections in mind

A lot of theories like a candidate from Schedule Tribe (ST), Scheduled Caste (SC), or from south India are playing in the political circles, and by all probability, the BJP-led NDA will nominate a candidate with an eye on the 2024 Parliamentary elections.

May 8, 2022

Battle for UP: In BJP candidate list; wives out, husbands in

Overall, the BJP has replaced at least 15 of its sitting MLAs in the Assembly constituencies of eastern UP, going to the polls in the sixth and seventh phase. There are seven women in the candidate list.

February 7, 2022

Duterte’s party to nominate him as VP choice in Philippines

Another name mentioned as a possible presidential candidate is longtime Duterte ally and former aide Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go, though he told the party at the end of August that he had decided not to run for president

September 8, 2021

SC on criminal antecedents of candidates: EC writes to parties about fund creation

It directed that fine imposed for contempt of court in the matter may be directed to be paid in the fund which must be created within four weeks.

August 27, 2021

Suspected Covid positive candidates can take law exam in isolation room: Supreme Court

The candidate from Madhya Pradesh, did not want to miss the admission test on Monday, had approached to the apex court to seek help.

September 28, 2020

Gujarat polls: Jignesh Mevani to contest as independent

Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani on Monday announced he will contest the Gujarat Assembly elections as independent candidate from Vadgam constituency in Banaskantha district. The Rashtriya Dalit Adhikar Manch leader, social activist and lawyer made the announcement on his Twitter handle, hours after the opposition Congress declared its third list of 76 candidates, which failed to...

November 27, 2017

Gujarat elections: Congress may deny ticket to 3 heavyweight leaders

The Gujarat Congress party is planning to exclude the names of its senior leaders Shaktisinh Gohil, Arjun Modhwadia and Siddharth Patel from the prospective candidate list for the coming assembly elections. The main reason for withdrawing the names of these heavyweights is a decision taken by Rahul Gandhi based on their past electoral performance. Since,...

November 4, 2017

Trump candidate loses Alabama GOP primary runoff

US President Donald Trump’s pick for Alabama’s Senate race has lost the state’s Republican primary to a firebrand Christian conservative. Former Alabama Supreme Court Justice Roy Moore defeated Senator Luther Strange in the state’s Republican Senate primary runoff election on Tuesday, delivering a blow to Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who backed the...

September 27, 2017

BJP in no mood to name their CM candidate for Assembly polls in HP

Even as Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) stepped up its campaign ‘Hisab Mangey Himachal’ against the Congress government in Himachal Pradesh, the party seems to be in no mood to name their chief minister’s candidate for forthcoming Assembly polls in the hill state. “I will not able to comment on this. The decision rests with the Central Parliamentary...

September 18, 2017