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since Varun has not been convicted by a court of law, the EC can not bar him from contesting the election. Instead, they have recommended to his party, the BJP, to drop him from their list of candidates. The BJP have since come out in support of Varun and have refused to drop Varun as a candidate, saying that the EC has no right to provide such a recommendation. He was then sent to judicial custody and booked under the
National Security Act by the government of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister
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made on 7 March 2009. This decision was taken after the EC had earlier issued a notice to Varun Gandhi and the BJP. After reviewing the incident, the EC found Varun Gandhi guilty of violating the model code of conduct by creating feeling of enmity and hatred between different communities. However,
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is being investigated for addressing an election meeting within a
Government school's premises during a Class 10 public examination in the school. His son-in-law Anil Kumar, an evangelist, has a case filed against him for distributing religious pamphlets promoting Government programs in a church.
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booked for violating the model code of conduct, the
Congress nominee from Pilibhit B.M. Singh was registered for using as many as 98 four-wheelers in his procession, against the three authorized by the district authorities, whereas the party’s nominee from Shrawasti, V.K. Pandey, was booked for
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taken out in major Delhi newspapers. The advertisement listed the infrastructural facilities that have come up in preparation for the 2010 event – including 24 flyovers, 75 aerobridge airport, 1,285 km of better roads, 5,000 low-floor buses, 80 new metro destinations, 11 world-class sports
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of Barmer collected and presented the facts of the incident to the EC. Jaswant Singh has denied the charges of violating the model code of conduct, instead saying that it was the party tradition to help the poor and
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of Delhi, stating that the advertisement is a clear violation of the model code of conduct since it enumerates the achievements of the UPA Government. The EC has also asked the violators to pay from their own
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100 notes to all those who attended the rally. The party claims that the money was being given away as a gift to the people of the village and that the gathering was to celebrate the festival of
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Former BJP Lok Sabha MP Ananth Kumar Hegde became the second BJP leader of this election to be reported for making a hate speech against a particular community. During an election rally at
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was booked by EC on 9 March 2009, for violating the model code of conduct which took effect from the day the election was announced by the EC. Manjhi attended an election meeting in
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was held in five phases between 16 April – 13 May 2009. During the course of the campaign, several controversies arose, with parties being accused by one another and the
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and was not a political rally. On 31 March 2009, the EC decided not to proceed on this case and no action will be taken against either
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on 4 March 2009 in violation of the model of conduct.
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656:"After Varun, another BJP leader in hate speech row"
476:"EC seeks report on Varun Gandhi 'communal' remarks"
746:"EC shuns action against Mulayam over Holi 'bribe'"
237:. Mulayam is expected to contest the election from
126:for holding a press conference at circuit house in
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188:is contesting the election on a BJP ticket from
805:Jayaprada issued notice for violating poll code
446:"EC to file criminal case against Varun Gandhi"
596:"Jaswant Singh caught on tape bribing voters"
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716:"Amar defends Mulayam, walks out of TV show"
312:"Govinda does a Mulayam, distributes money"
222:. The party workers were seen distributing
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291:EC miffed over 2010 Games ad promoting UPA
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566:"Varun booked under NSA, BJP up in arms"
536:"BJP backs Varun, asks EC to not advise"
81:Two Congress Lok Sabha candidates from
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251:to women in Rampur's Swar locality.
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506:"Poll panel's order against Varun"
380:from the original on 25 April 2009
342:"YSR, son-in-law under EC scanner"
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