Independent Candidate

Vehicles Torched, Stones Pelted in Tonk as Protest Follows Assault on SDM by Independent Candidate: 60 Arrested

14 Nov 2024

In Rajasthan's Tonk district, a violent protest erupted after an independent candidate allegedly assaulted a polling officer during the by-elections. On Wednesday night, unidentified individuals clashed with police in Samravata village of Deoli-Uniyara, vandalizing and setting ablaze approximately eight four-wheelers, including police vehicles, and over two dozen two-wheelers. The confrontation...

Rampur Lok Sabha Seat: Independent Candidate Moves SC Against Denial Of Records Of Votes Polled

21 May 2024

Advocate Mehmood Pracha, who contested the Lok Sabha elections as an independent candidate from Uttar Pradesh's Rampur parliamentary seat, has approached the Supreme Court, alleging that the Returning Officer has failed to provide him with copies of the Form 17-C record of votes polled in the constituency. Pracha has petitioned...