SC allows prosecution of Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis for non-disclosure of criminal cases in election affidavit
In a major trouble for Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, a Supreme Court bench of CJI Ranjan Gogoi, Justice Deepak Gupta and Justice Aniruddha Bose on Tuesday set aside the clean chit given to the senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader in the alleged false election affidavit case. Watch this video to know more.
Oct 01, 2019, 12:58 PM IST
Meghalaya Assembly elections 2018: 25 candidates face criminal cases, 1 charged with murder
Out of the 370 candidates contesting the Meghalaya assembly polls, twenty five have criminal cases against them. As per the self-sworn affidavits of all the candidates analysed by Meghalaya Election Watch and Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) 21 candidates have declared serious criminal cases against themselves.
Feb 23, 2018, 10:05 AM IST
Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Singh Rawat accused of providing wrong information in election affidavit
Trivendra Singh Rawat, a long-time RSS activist, took oath as the new Chief Minister of Uttarakhand on March 18, 2017.
Nov 15, 2017, 16:07 PM IST
Inconsistency in state and Central EC rules: Gujarat HC
The Gujarat High Court today observed that there was lack of uniformity in the rules of the state and the Central Election Commissions on initiation of action against elected representatives for making false declarations in the election affidavit.
Apr 04, 2016, 21:41 PM IST
J&K minister in row over education details in EC affidavit
J&K Minister Asiea Naqash is under scanner over information about her educational qualifications furnished in her election affidavit for Assembly polls last year.
Dec 18, 2015, 14:31 PM IST
