Female contestants increased across the four states that went to polls recently—but not legislators—and three times as many women contested in Kerala compared to the 2011 elections, according to an IndiaSpend analysis of electoral data.
New Delhi:The average asset of 89 re-contesting MLAs in Tamil Nadu has doubled by Rs 4.27 crore between 2011 and 2016, with chief minister J Jayalalithaa witnessing an increase of over Rs 62 crore in
Panaji: Expelled Congress legislator Atanasio Monserratte, who has been accused of raping a minor girl, today appeared before the Crime Branch here, a day after the Goa police registered an FIR against him. Monserratte was
New Delhi: At a time when entire nation is mourning the death of Police horse Shaktiman, a political blame game has begun with Congress and BJP putting the charge of the unfortunate incident on each
Muzaffarpur: A BJP legislator was booked on Sunday for allegedly attacking a Dalit woman, when she went to his residence to demand the money he had taken from her husband.One Kiran Kumari, a resident of
New Delhi: AAP MLA Mahinder Yadav, who was arrested for allegedly rioting and assaulting a public servant during a protest seeking action against an alleged sexual offender here, was today remanded to one-day police custody
New Delhi: The husband of an Aam Aadmi Party MLA was today arrested in connection with an incident in which a central government official was allegedly obstructed from discharging his duty and also assualted in
Meerut: Controversial BJP MLA Sangeet Som, who is an accused in a Muzaffarnagar riots case, on Saturday said that he has received a death threat from a man claiming to be a member of the
New Delhi: Chief Minister of Delhi Arvind Kejriwal on Friday tried to deflect the ongoing criticism over the proposed hike in the salaries of the Delhi MLAs. He said that infact Prime Minister Narendra Modi should
New Delhi: The Delhi Assembly today approved a whopping 400 per cent hike in basic salary of MLAs and Ministers besides hefty increase in perks and allowances, catapulting them among the highest paid lawmakers in
Patna: Wearing designer "Bandis" (waist coat), "Paag" (customary cap of Maithla region), the newly elected Legislators took oath today as members of the 16th state Legislative Assembly.The oath taking function which was scheduled on the
New Delhi: BJP MLA and leader of opposition Vijender Gupta, in Delhi Assembly, was today marshalled out of the House amidst continued uproar over his party legislator O P Sharma's alleged derogatory remarks against ruling
New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party MLA Akhilesh Tripathi was arrested on Thursday in a two year old rioting case.He has been sent to 2 days of judicial custody by metropolitan magistrate of Rohini court.Tripathi is
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir's Independent MLA Sheikh Abdul Rashid today said he has withdrawn case against five people who smeared ink on his face in Delhi as he had no hope of getting justice and
New Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir MLA Abdul Rashid Engineer was today attacked with ink and mobil oil in Delhi's Press Club for hosting a beef party in MLA hostel in Srinagar a few weeks ago.
Vijayawada: In a gesture symbolising communal amity, a Muslim legislator presented silk sarees to Goddess Kanak Durga Mata at the Sri Durgamalleswara Swamivarla Devastanam here, a practise he has been following for the last ten
Jammu: BJP MLA Ravinder Raina today beat Independent lawmaker Engineer Rashid in Jammu and Kashmir Assembly for hosting a beef party at MLA hostel on Wednesday.Speaking to India TV, Ravinder Raina said, I have earlier
Thirty five years ago, Bhagirathi Devi was a sweeper in the block development office in Narkatiyaganj, a town in Bihar's West Champaran district.Today, she is a third-term member of the legislative assembly (MLA) of the
Patna: Over Rs.12 lakh in cash was recovered on Thursday in Patna from the vehicle of BJP legislator Usha Vidhartthi, police said."Police found Rs.12.36 lakh in her vehicle during ongoing checking for unaccounted cash...," a
New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislator Sanjeev Jha and two of his party supporters were on Friday detained during Delhi University Students Union (DUSU) polls, police said.Sanjeev Jha, who is the MLA from Burari
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