Indian-origin candidate claims Scotland election withdrawal pressure over student visaA candidate for the Scottish Green Party claims she was asked to withdraw from an election due to her student visa. This happened even as a...
20 May, 2026, 12.03 PM IST
The candidate lied. The interview was great. Now what? HR's messiest dilemma has no easy answerA workplace hiring dilemma discussed. In the case titled “Candidate lied about the dates of a job,” an applicant omitted a short-term role ...
08 May, 2026, 01.13 AM IST
BJD urges Odisha Assembly Speaker to disqualify 8 MLAs for cross-voting in Rajya Sabha electionsThe Biju Janata Dal has petitioned the Odisha Assembly Speaker to disqualify eight of its MLAs. These legislators are accused of anti-party...
27 Apr, 2026, 05.42 PM IST
Housing dreams falter in West Bengal amid corruption, land crunchEligible families in Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal, are denied housing benefits. Decades of occupancy on railway land disqualify them from...
17 Apr, 2026, 05.53 PM IST
CBSE two exam system 2026: Check eligibility for second board exam, direct link, how to apply, fee payment and other key details hereCBSE introduces two exam: The CBSE second board examination scheme rolled out for Class 10 students will be rolled out in the 2026 cycle in...
16 Apr, 2026, 03.15 PM IST
NEET PG Result Cancelled: NBEMS revokes results for 22 candidates since 2021 over unfair meansThe National Board of Examinations has cancelled NEET PG 2025 results for 22 candidates due to unfair means, with disqualifications spannin...
10 Oct, 2025, 07.42 AM IST
Sikkim by-polls: Citizen Action Party Sikkim candidate disqualified in SorengThe Citizen Action Party Sikkim's candidates were disqualified from the November 13 by-election due to deficiencies in required proposers a...
28 Oct, 2024, 08.13 PM IST
Dhinakaran releases final list of 14 AMMK candidates for Lok SabhaEighteen AIADMK MLAs loyal to Dhinakaran were disqualified in 2017 by Assembly Speaker P Dhanapal for revolting against Chief Minister K Pa...
22 Mar, 2019, 10.57 AM IST
Disqualify candidates named in charge sheets for bribing voters, EC to tell governmentEarlier this month, the commission had indefinitely cancelled the R K Nagar assembly bypoll after it found that money power was used to inf...
30 Apr, 2017, 12.03 PM IST
TN assembly polls: Disqualify candidates in money distribution row, demand partiesBJP and CPI(M) demanded the nomination of fresh candidates in Aravakurichi and Thanjavur constituencies where huge sums of cash had been se...
16 May, 2016, 11.46 AM IST
S Ramadoss urges EC to postpone elections in all constituencies"The EC has postponed the elections in Aravakurichi citing distribution of money to the voters. This means EC has openly admitted the distr...
15 May, 2016, 05.42 PM IST
Disqualify candidates with criminal cases: CEC V S SampathThe Commission has made recommendations to the government against candidates facing cases in which charges are framed by courts which could...
15 Jan, 2015, 04.49 PM IST
Leaders charged with heinous crimes may be barred from polls for 13 yearsAs of now, there is no restriction on a candidate to contest elections unless he has been convicted by a court.
28 Aug, 2014, 11.46 AM IST
Disqualify candidates on framing of charges: Law CommissionA candidate should be disqualified on framing of charges in cases punishable by five years or more, the Law Commission has recommended.
10 Mar, 2014, 09.22 PM IST
Election Commission defends power to disqualify candidates for false poll accountThe Election Commission has asserted that it has the powers to disqualify a candidate for lodging false accounts of election expenditure.
02 Jun, 2013, 10.49 AM IST
- Election Commission bars 2171 candidates from contesting election for not disclosing expenditure details
These candidates will face the bar for three years from the date of disqualification by the Commission, with the maximum being up to Januar...
17 Feb, 2013, 04.32 PM IST
- 16 HP candidates disqualified from contesting elections
The Election Commission today disqualified 16 candidates who contested the recent assembly elections in Himachal Pradesh but failed to subm...
05 Jul, 2008, 07.19 PM IST