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Manjeshwar & Davanagere South: Too many Muslim candidates keep Congress on edgeCongress faces challenges in upcoming Kerala and Karnataka polls. In Manjeshwar, multiple Muslim and Christian candidates could split votes...- Bihar sees another Lalu Prasad filing nomination, not RJD chiefA 45-year-old man named Lalu Prasad Yadav has filed his nomination papers for the Bihar assembly elections. He is contesting from the Marha...
- 'Namesakes' cause trouble for UDF candidates in Palakkad, Chelakkara Assembly seatsNamesakes of prominent UDF candidates are contesting as independents in Palakkad and Chelakkara bypolls, posing challenges for UDF. Congres...
- SC refuses to entertain plea on 'namesake' candidates in pollsDescribing the issue as "extremely serious", Biju had referred to Rule 22(3) of the Conduct of Elections Rules, 1961, which says if two or ...
- Third Eye: Arrow back in quiver, savouring aroma, mission namesakeAfter a whirlwind campaign that received a mix response, TV serial's 'Rama', BJP candidate from Meerut, Arun Govil posted a cryptic tweet o...
- It's an O Panneerselvam Vs O Panneerselvam fight for the LS poll in RamanathapuramFormer CM O Panneerselvam, 74, contests LS polls against a 42-year old from Usilampatti taluk in Madurai. Aligned with BJP, he battles a yo...
- 2 Sujits & Sabyasachis pitted against a lesser-known AbhisekWhile sitting Trinamool MLA and fire services minister Sujit Bose and former Trinamool heavyweight-turned-BJP leader Sabyasachi Dutta are k...
- Tactics in poll war: Dummy names, superstitions, missing votersPolitical parties are deploying strategies beyond campaigning to beat their rivals in the poll war.
- When namesakes haunted 'Netaji' on home turfMulayam became MLA for the first time in 1967 (on SSP ticket), and had been MLA for eight terms.
- Ready for UP poll battle: Not the Maya you knowWhile the BSP chief stopped contesting assembly polls, the other Mayawati contested from Srinagar again in 2007 but lost to SP's R A Usmani.
- EC tells Supreme Court it is open to putting candidates' photos on EVMsElection Commission told the Supreme Court on Friday that it was open to the idea of putting photos of all candidates contesting in electio...
- Namesakes galore in Haryana Assembly electionsCandidates of almost all major parties like BJP, INLD, Congress, Haryana Janhit Congress, Haryana Lokhit Party and BSP are facing namesakes.
- Congress' Madhu Chavan takes on his BJP namesake in Byculla pollThis is not the first time that two Chavans are pitted against each other in this South Mumbai parliamentary constituency.
- Elections Results 2014: Delhi's Independents fail to make any impact in Lok Sabha pollsA total of 39,368 people, i.e. 0.5 per cent of the total voters opted for NOTA during elections in the seven Lok Sabha seats.
- No 3D effect this! 148 Narendra Modis in GujaratElection Commission data reveals that the biggest congregation of 49 Modi namesakes are in Ahmedabad district in the age group of 20-70.
- What's in a name? Many LS candidates share names, surnamesIn Vadodara, Independent candidate Narendra Babulal Modi has joined the fray against BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi.
- Confusion over cauliflower irks BJP in KurukshetraA cauliflower and one Raj Kumar Saini have lent a hand to Jindal, who is dreaming of making a hat-trick this time despite the anti-incumben...
- Lok Sabha polls: It is Modi versus Modi in VadodaraAccording to affidavit, 49-year-old Narendra Babu Lal Modi is a businessman by profession and has a masters degree in commerce from SV Coll...
- Lok Sabha polls 2014: BJP irked over 10 namesakes in fray, alleges Jogi's handIn view of this, the ruling party in Chhattisgarh has also demanded the Election Commission to declare Jogi as 'ineligible' from contesting...
- Namesakes may upset chance of candidates in KeralaNamesakes may play spoilsport in Kerala where 30 Lok Sabha contestants have names similar to those of candidates belonging to mainstream pa...
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