699 candidates in fray for Delhi Assembly polls
A total of 699 candidates were left in the fray today after the withdrawal of nominations in the Delhi assembly elections slated for February 5.
A total of 699 candidates were left in the fray today after the withdrawal of nominations in the Delhi assembly elections slated for February 5.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Rohini) Amit Goel said, Sub-divisional police officers (SDPO) and SHOs were directed to take strict action against those involved in organised crimes in the district by beefing up patrolling, verification of criminals and monitoring of those released from jail recently.
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday said that it will field Tarun Yadav from South West Delhi's Najafgarh assembly seat as its candidate for the upcoming polls. The party made this announcement as part of its third list, which contained only one name, released on Friday.
Following the release of their second list of 20 candidates for the upcoming Delhi assembly elections, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) state convenor Gopal Rai said that volunteers and ground level workers have been given priority by the party for selection of candidates.
The Aam Aadmi Party on Monday released its second list of 20 candidates for the Delhi assembly elections slated earlier next year, dropping 13 incumbent MLAs and shifting constituencies of two senior party leaders Manish Sisodia and Rakhi Bidlan.
Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva on Saturday said that the slogan 'Ab Nahi Sahenge, Badal Ke Rahenge,' is the voice of national capital's residents, who are now fed up with the civic woes and overall roadblock in the city's growth.
Counting across all the centres in Maharashtra and Jharkhand will begin at 8 am, an Election Commission official said. The counting of postal ballots will begin first, he added.
Playing to the gallery, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday opened a heavy steel safe with "Ek Hai To Safe Hai" written over it and then pulled out two posters out of it.
A bench comprising Justice Surya Kant and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan told the Ajit Pawar faction that they must fight the elections under their own identity and refrain from using Sharad Pawar’s name during the electioneering.
In the JMM-Congress government, every wrong thing was done to make the infiltrators, who came from outside, as permanent residents here, he alleged.
