ECI issues timelines for publicity of criminal antecedents of candidates

Sep 11, 2020

New Delhi [India], September 12 : As part of efforts help the voters in exercising their choices in a more informed manner and...

Odisha Panchayat Polls: 6-months jail for candidates furnishing false info in affidavit

Dec 25, 2021

Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], December 26 : Candidates contesting Panchayat elections will now have to mandatorily submit details on criminal antecedents, assets and liabilities, educational...

Punjab polls: CEO asks political parties, candidates to comply with deadlines to publish criminal antecedents

Feb 09, 2022

Chandigarh (Punjab) [Indi], February 9 : Punjab chief electoral officer (CEO) S Karuna Raju on Tuesday asked political parties and contesting candidates to comply...

SC reserves verdict on plea against political parties failing to declare criminal antecedents of candidates in Bihar polls

Jul 20, 2021

New Delhi [India], July 20 : The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved its verdict on the plea seeking contempt action against those political parties...

Nothing like 'criminal kidney': Kerala HC observes criminal antecedents of donor irrelevant for organ donation

Sep 01, 2021

Kochi (Kerala) [India], September 1 : The Kerala High Court recently reiterated that the criminal antecedents of a donor are not criteria to be...

SC directs to give representation before EC on plea to give relevant info about candidate's criminal antecedents

Mar 03, 2023

The Supreme Court on Friday directed the petitioner to give representation before Election Commission with his plea seeking the candidate's criminal antecedents, assets and...