AAP hits roadblock with candidate selection

Last Updated: Monday, October 21, 2013, 09:46

The Aam Aadmi Party is a new entrant to politics and was hoping to at least approach the polling day without a hiccup. But that’s not the case.

AICC Screening Committee meet on Delhi candidates inconclusive

Last Updated: Friday, October 18, 2013, 00:25

The first meeting of Congress Screening Committee on Thursday could not finalise guidelines for shortlisting candidates for Delhi Assembly polls.

SP to field women candidates from Agra seats in 2014

Last Updated: Sunday, October 6, 2013, 14:31

Samajwadi Party has decided to field two women candidates for the Agra City and Agra Rural (Fatehpur Sikri) Lok Sabha seats.

Voters get right to reject all candidates in elections

Last Updated: Friday, September 27, 2013, 10:57

In a landmark judgement, the Supreme Court on Friday gave the citizens of India the right to reject all candidates in elections.

Reject nomination papers if criminal past not disclosed: SC

Last Updated: Friday, September 13, 2013, 16:14

The Supreme Court on Friday said that the nomination papers of a candidate would stand rejected if he does not disclose the details of his assets or his criminal antecedents in his nomination papers.

EC to monitor daily expenses of MP assembly poll candidates

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 10, 2013, 14:28

An election expenses monitoring system would be set up to monitor day-to-day poll expenses of candidates during Assembly polls to be held in Madhya Pradesh this year.

Delhi assembly polls: Auto driver among 3 candidates announced by AAP

Last Updated: Saturday, September 7, 2013, 22:35

An auto-driver and an MNC executive are among the three candidates announced by Arvind Kejriwal- led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for as many assembly constituencies for the upcoming state elections.

Candidates with clean image should contest polls: EC

Last Updated: Sunday, August 4, 2013, 15:08

Terming the Supreme Court judgement on debarring arrested persons from contesting polls as "praiseworthy", Secretary of the Election Commission of India (ECI) said only candidates with a "clean image" must context elections.

Govt employees, cops aspire to get party tickets for Raj polls

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 24, 2013, 15:24

Among those aspiring to contest the upcoming assembly elections in Rajasthan are government and police officials.

Congress begins process to pick LS candidates in Karnataka

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 2, 2013, 20:08

Congress in Karnataka has initiated a process to identify party candidates in all the Lok Sabha segments in the state, where it is targeting to win 20-25 seats.

CISF cautions candidates against fake job offers

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 12, 2013, 21:11

The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) has cautioned aspiring candidates about fake job opportunities being advertised by touts and fraudsters and it has registered criminal complaints against such people.

UPSC makes public marks of civil services exams candidates

Last Updated: Monday, June 10, 2013, 18:04

For the first time, the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has made public marks obtained by candidates of prestigious civil services exams for selection into IAS, IPS and IFS among others.