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 ...
03 May, 2024, 03.07 PM IST
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...
29 Apr, 2024, 12.37 AM IST
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...
26 Mar, 2024, 08.31 PM IST
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...
03 Apr, 2021, 11.54 AM IST
Tactics in poll war: Dummy names, superstitions, missing votersPolitical parties are deploying strategies beyond campaigning to beat their rivals in the poll war.
03 Apr, 2019, 11.03 AM IST
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.
22 Feb, 2017, 12.46 PM IST
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.
04 Feb, 2017, 10.22 AM IST
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...
30 Jan, 2015, 10.15 PM IST
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.
12 Oct, 2014, 03.25 PM IST
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.
28 Sep, 2014, 01.31 PM IST
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.
18 May, 2014, 10.23 AM IST
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.
28 Apr, 2014, 09.45 AM IST
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.
13 Apr, 2014, 02.48 PM IST
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...
11 Apr, 2014, 06.18 AM IST
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...
10 Apr, 2014, 08.11 PM IST
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...
02 Apr, 2014, 03.31 PM IST
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...
30 Mar, 2014, 10.45 AM IST