Congress to finalise candidates list for Delhi Assembly polls today

Last Updated: Saturday, November 9, 2013, 09:22

After series of meetings and confabulations, Congress is all set to finalise its candidates for all 70 constituencies on Saturday when filing of nominations for the December 4 Assembly Election will begin.

Cong candidate contesting Sangli civic polls dies

Last Updated: Sunday, July 7, 2013, 12:09

A Congress candidate contesting the Sangli Miraj Kupwad Municipal Corporation died on Sunday morning, police said.

K’taka polls: Congress in a fix over candidates’ selection

Last Updated: Thursday, April 11, 2013, 16:01

Opposition Congress is facing difficulty in finalising 47 candidates for the Karnataka Assembly elections in the backdrop of intense lobbying by senior party leaders in the high-stake polls.

Sonia to decide Cong nominee for Prez poll

Last Updated: Monday, June 4, 2012, 17:07

The Congress Working Committee on Monday left it to party president Sonia Gandhi to choose candidates for the post of president and vice president.

RJD to support the Congress candidate in RS

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 28, 2012, 21:40

The five-member RJD in Jharkhand assembly announced the party would support the Congress candidate in the March 30 Rajya Sabha polls for two seats.

UP: Cong candidate injured in accident

Last Updated: Monday, March 12, 2012, 14:04

A Congress candidate, who contested the recently concluded UP Assembly elections, was seriously injured after her vehicle collided with a truck.

Congress candidate held in property case

Last Updated: Saturday, February 4, 2012, 16:09

Ajay Yadav, son of late union minister Balram Singh Yadav, was issued non-bailable warrants after he failed to appear before the court on January 23.

UP polls: Cong candidate arrested

Last Updated: Saturday, January 7, 2012, 13:16

A Congress candidate was on Saturday arrested for staging a dharna without taking permission from the district administration, police said.

RS bypoll: Congress to field candidate from Maha

Last Updated: Thursday, June 30, 2011, 21:57

Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee president Manikrao Thakre on Thursday said the party would field a candidate from the state for the July 22 bye-election to Rajya Sabha.

Raids continue to trace Trinamool Congress candidate: CEO

Last Updated: Friday, April 15, 2011, 22:11

Union minister Mukul Roy`s son Subhrangsu Roy, who is absconding after being booked on charges of assaulting EC officials, can contest the upcoming polls unless he was proved a convict, a top West Bengal electoral officer said.

WB: Trinamool candidate injured in attack

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 6, 2011, 21:50

Trinamool Congress candidate from Ghatal assembly constituency in West Midnapore Shankar Dolui was on Wednesday assaulted during campaign by some people allegedly belonging to CPI(M) at Sultanpur area.

Cong candidate complains against rival for using prefix `Prof`

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 29, 2011, 18:33

Former minister and Congress candidate from Pudukad seat, KP Viswanathan, has lodged a complaint with the returning officer against the rival CPI(M) candidate for using prefix `Professor` before his name.