Uttar Pradesh
Notification for bypoll to UP's Rampur Assembly seat held back
The notification for the by election was scheduled to be issued on Thursday. In a release, the CEO said that the notification was being stalled till further orders.
Yogi Adityanath Government recommends CBI probe in Ayush admission scam
Confirming the development, an official spokesperson said: "Following orders from Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, the case of anomalies in Ayush colleges admission has been referred to the CBI."
BJP MLA Vikram Saini disqualified from UP Assembly
Khatauli MLA Vikram Saini was sentenced to two-year imprisonment by an MP/MLA court on October 11 for his alleged role in 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots. The notification stated that Khatauli assembly seat would be considered vacant with effect from October 11, the day MP/MLA court, Muzaffarnagar, awarded two-year imprisonment to Saini in the case.
BJP retains Lakhimpur Kheri Assembly seat in bypoll
The Gola Gokarannath seat had been won by the BJP in 2017 and the seat became vacant following the death of the BJP MLA Arvind Giri in September. Arvind Giri's son Aman Giri has now won the seat. The BJP had campaigned aggressively in this by-election to maintain its winning spree and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had also addressed an election rally here.
BJP increases lead in 6th round in Lakhimpur Kheri Assembly bypoll
BJP's Aman Giri has established a lead of 7,100 votes over his Samajwadi Party rival after the first six rounds of counting.
The SP candidate is Vinay Tiwari, a former MLA. The by-elections on this seat were held on November 3 after the sitting BJP MLA Arvind Giri passed away in September.
ED arrests Abbas Ansari, son of UP don Mukhtar Ansari, in money laundering case
He was placed under arrest late on Friday night after nine hours of questioning. According to the officials, the probe agency had enough crucial evidence based on which he was placed under arrest.
Yogi Adityanath orders demotion of 'corrupt' police official in UP
The officer is now a constable -- the post on which he began his career. According to official sources, DSP Vidya Kishore Sharma, has been demoted after the government took cognisance of a video of him accepting a bribe of Rs 5 lakh.
Azam Khan disqualified as member of UP Assembly
The Speaker announced the decision after receiving the orders of the court which had convicted Azam Khan in a hate speech case and awarded his three years' imprisonment on Thuirsday. The Representation of the People Act says that anyone sentenced to imprisonment of two years or more shall be disqualified "from the date of such conviction" and remain disqualified for another six years after serving time.
Submit proof of 'deletion of Muslim, Yadav voters' names' claim, EC tells Akhilesh Yadav
Stating that the law doesn't provide for electoral roll based on caste or religion, the poll panel noted that the Representation of People Act, 1950 and the Representation of People Act, 1951 envisage various provisions aimed at ensuring purity of electoral registration, revision and final roll and provisions for penalties and criminal liabilities for undue interference, including false declaration knowingly and promoting enmity between classes.
Hate speech case: Mukhtar Ansari's son surrenders in court
Abbas Ansari, son of mafia don Mukhtar Ansari, reached the court with an advocate by dodging the police team. He surrendered in the court of MP / MLA in the hate-speech case. The police had been looking for him but had failed to arrest him. On Wednesday, Abbas Ansari got interim relief from the Supreme Court in the Arms Act case.
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