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HC quashes ex-MLA's plea to contest elections

The Allahabad high court has dismissed a writ petition filed by ex-MLA Umlesh Yadav, wife of mafia-turned-politician DP Yadav, challenging order dated October 20, 2011 passed by the Election Commission of India (ECI) by which the latter had ... Times of India, 1 month ago

EC ban: Allahabad HC dismisses petition of D P Yadav's wife - Business Standard, 1 month ago

HC junks MLA''s challenge to her disqualification over paid news

The Allahabad High Court has rejected the plea of Umlesh Yadav, wife of UP strongman D P Yadav, challenging her disqualification as MLA for publishing advertisements that were presented

Indian Express, 1 month ago HC junks DP''s wife plea on 'paid news'' disqualification Indian Express, 1 month ago

Siasat Daily

Can Disqualify Candidates for False Poll Account: EC

Strongly opposing government's stand, the Election Commission has asserted that it has the powers to disqualify a candidate for lodging false accounts of election expenditure. Submitting its affidavit in the Supreme Court in the paid news case of ...

Outlook India, 2 weeks ago 'EC can disqualify candidates for false details' Economic Times, 2 weeks ago Election Commission defends power to disqualify candidates for false poll account Deepika Global, 2 weeks ago EC defends power to disqual... Siasat Daily, 2 weeks ago

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Paid news pandemic undermines democracy

In a major twist to the Ashok Chavan vs. Madhav Kinhalkar legal battle (more notorious as the "Paid News" scandal), leading civil society organisations and eminent individuals have approached the Supreme Court to implead themselves into the case.

The Hindu, 1 month ago

42 cases of paid news detected in Karnataka poll

The Election Commission (EC) has detected 42 cases of "paid news" during the Karnataka Assembly poll, which passed off peacefully on Sunday. Briefing journalists, a spokesman of the Commission said during the run up to the poll 71 suspected cases of ...

The Hindu, 1 month ago