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  Rajasthan bypolls: Stones pelted at police after Naresh Meena slaps SDM, 60 arrested | VIDEO

  Rajasthan | November 14, 2024 13:44 IST

  Rajasthan bypolls: Independent candidate Naresh Meena defended his objectionable act, saying that this was an answer to the SDM as the electoral officers including the collector didn’t pay heed to people’s problems.

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  Independent candidate slaps Rajasthan official amid polling tensions | VIDEO

  Rajasthan | November 13, 2024 16:23 IST

  In Rajasthan’s Deoli-Uniara constituency, independent candidate Naresh Meena slapped SDM Amit Chaudhary amid polling, accusing him of electoral interference. This incident highlights rising tensions in Rajasthan’s by-elections, where additional security measures have been implemented.

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  Maharashtra: 'Independent candidate from Borivali Gopal Shetty will not harm party', says BJP

  Maharashtra | November 02, 2024 16:43 IST

  Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024: Gopal Shetty, who won the Mumbai North Lok Sabha seat by margins of more than four lakh in 2014 and 2019, was denied a ticket in the 2024 general elections. The seat was won by senior BJP leader Piyush Goyal, who is now Union minister.

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  Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Election Results 2024: Seven independent candidates emerge victorious

  India | October 08, 2024 19:48 IST

  Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Election Results 2024: The Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir were held on September 18, September 25, and October 1.

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  Sirsa Assembly Election 2024: Constituency profile, past winners, margin and party-wise candidates

  Haryana | September 19, 2024 17:30 IST

  Sirsa Assembly Election 2024: Haryana Lokhit Party's Gopal Kanda won the Sirsa constituency in 2019 by defeating Independent candidate Gokul Setia with a margin of 602 votes.

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  7 independents won Lok Sabha election 2024: Who are these MPs? Know all details

  India | June 07, 2024 17:17 IST

  Lok Sabha Election Results 2024: In the upcoming 18th Lok Sabha, as many as 526 candidates will be from the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance. The Congress-led I.N.D.I.A bloc bagged 233 seats.

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  Bhojpuri star Pawan Singh releases 10-point poll manifesto for Karakat seat after expulsion from BJP

  Bihar | May 23, 2024 7:02 IST

  Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Pawan Singh threw his hat in the ring in Karakat constituency after turning down a BJP ticket from Asansol in West Bengal. The polling in Karakat seat will be held in the seventh phase on June 1 (Saturday).

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  Maldives: Muizzu extends grip on power as 6 independents join party after win in parliamentary polls

  World | April 24, 2024 19:31 IST

  Muizzu's party won 66 of 93 seats in the parliament in Sunday's election and with the entry of the independent candidates, the People's National Congress-led coalition now has a "supermajority" with 78 seats. The elections were closely watched by India and China amid geopolitical tensions.

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  Barmer Lok Sabha Elections: Ravindra Singh Bhati to give tough fight to BJP, Congress in poll battle

  Rajasthan | April 21, 2024 16:51 IST

  Hot seats in Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Rajasthan has 25 Lok Sabha seats. The polling will be held in two phases on April 19 and 26. The BJP had won all 25 seats in the state in 2014. In 2019, the BJP-led alliance won all 25 seats, with the BJP winning 24.

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  Pakistan elections: Independents backed by Imran Khan's party lead in 125 seats in early trends

  World | February 08, 2024 23:42 IST

  Former PM Imran Khan shared an image of the early counting of votes that showed PTI-backed candidates leading in 125 seats and Nawaz Sharif's PML-N in 44 seats. PTI candidates are contesting as independents as their electoral symbol was denied by the Election Commission.

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  Pakistan: Imran Khan's PTI-backed candidate running against Nawaz Sharif indicted in terrorism case

  World | February 06, 2024 16:31 IST

  Dr Yasmin Rashid, running against Nawaz in Lahore's NA-130 constituency, was indicted in connection with the May 9 riots, where several military installations were vandalised in the wake of Imran's arrest. PTI leaders are contesting as independents as the party has been denied its electoral symbol.

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  Pakistan: Independent candidate affiliated with Imran Khan's party shot dead in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

  World | February 01, 2024 9:20 IST

  Rehan Zaib Khan, contesting as an independent after the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf was denied an electoral symbol, was canvassing in the area when he was shot by unidentified assailants. Balochistan was rocked by several grenade blasts and the death of a political party worker on Wednesday.

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  Pakistan: Independent candidate shot dead in North Waziristan ahead of February 8 elections

  World | January 11, 2024 13:27 IST

  The candidate was identified as Kaleemullah Khan, who was supposed to contest from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's PK-104, according to police. Several politicians have come under attack in the run-up to the general elections scheduled on February 8.

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  Karnataka elections: Independent candidate pays his deposit money entirely in one rupee coins- VIDEO

  Elections | April 19, 2023 13:18 IST

  Karnataka elections 2023: The poll officers were amazed to see the heap of coins as the candidate collected them from his constituency to pay the deposit.

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  Bihar: Firing on MLC candidate Raees Khan's convoy in Siwan, 1 killed

  India | April 05, 2022 13:21 IST

  The incident took place at around 11 pm at Mahuwal village when candidate Raees Khan was returning home from the office after the voting ended in 24 seats of the Bihar Legislative Council on Monday.

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  After denial of Cong ticket, Kamboj files nomination as Independent

  Elections | September 27, 2019 18:27 IST

  Upset over denial of a Congress ticket from the Jalalabad assembly segment in Punjab, Jagdeep Kamboj on Friday filed nomination papers as Independent.

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  Lok Sabha Election 2019: Independent contestant breaks down saying his family betrayed him. Check out why

  Trending | May 25, 2019 18:23 IST

  Independent contestant from the Jalandhar seat, Neetu Shutteran Wala got just 5 votes in his kitty despite having 9 members in his own family.

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  Independent candidate to fight his 159th election against Modi

  India | April 04, 2014 11:43 IST

  Vadodara: A 55-year-old man has come here all the way from Tamil Nadu to fight elections against Narendra Modi, with not an aim for winning but to set a record.Having no political ambition or hope

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  Independent wins Nagaland assembly bypoll

  Politics | March 26, 2013 14:55 IST

  Kohima, Mar 26: Independent candidate Toyang Changkong Chang has won the Tuensang Sadar-I Assembly Constituency polls in Nagaland.He defeated ruling Naga People's Front candidate L Elam Chang by a margin of 2272 votes.The votes were

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  BJP Asks Its Jharkhand MLAs Not To Vote For Mishra

  Politics | March 21, 2012 19:10 IST

  New Delhi, Mar 21: Faced with revolt over some of its MLAs supporting Independent candidate Anshuman Mishra from Jharkhand in the Rajya Sabha elections, BJP today said it has directed its legislators not to vote