200 crorepati candidates in fray for u’khand
New Delhi: The Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and Uttarakhand Election Watch on Monday revealed that a total 200 crorepati candidates are in the fray for the Uttarakhand Assembly election — to be held on February 15 — while 91 have declared that they have criminal cases against them. “Out of the 637 candidates analysed, 200 (31 per cent) are crorepatis. “The top three candidates with highest assets are Satpal Maharaj of the BJP with a total figure of over Rs 80 crore, followed by Mohan Prasad Kala, an independent (over Rs 75 crore), and Shailendra Mohan Singhal also from the BJP (over Rs 35 crore). Rawat has more than Rs 6 crore of assets,” it added.
Samajwadi janata Party (R) to be derecognised
New Delhi: The EC has ordered derecognising the Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya), founded by Chandra Shekhar and which he led until his death on July 8, 2007. “Since there is no authorised office-bearer of the party i.e. Samajwadi Janata Party (Chandra Shekhar) on the records of the Commission, hence Form A and Form B cannot be accepted from anyone on behalf of this party,” the Commission said.
EC announces schedule of Biennial elections
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Monday announced the schedule of Biennial elections for Graduates’ and Teachers’ legislative Council in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Bihar. The elections will be held on March 9, 2017 while the counting of votes will take place on March 15, 2017.