Court say no to Mukhtar Ansari’s bid to contest polls
March 25th, 2009 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS ( Leave a comment )
Lucknow, March 25 (IANS) The Allahabad High Court Wednesday denied permission to Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) nominee and gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari to file his nomination to contest the Lok Sabha polls.
Responding to Ansari’s application, the court said that since he was under judicial custody his voting rights remain automatically suspended.
“Therefore, there is no question of granting him permission to go and file the nomination for the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls,” the court observed in its order.
Ansari is lodged in Ghazipur jail for the murder of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator Krishnanand Rai. Ansari is facing over two dozen criminal cases including those of murder, attempt to murder, kidnapping, extortion, loot and land grabbing.
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- Allahabad court rejects Mukhtar Ansari's plea to contest elections - Mar 25, 2009
- Mukhtar Ansari shifted to Kanpur jail as per Election Commission orders - Apr 09, 2009
- Court permits jailed MP to file election nomination - Mar 26, 2009
- Gangster gets 30 days police custody - Nov 09, 2009
- BSP parliamentarian booked under stringent law - Dec 16, 2011
- High courts talk tough on pleas of three politicians (Second lead) - Mar 25, 2009
- Gangster, aide killed in gun battle in Uttar Pradesh - May 26, 2010
- Mayawati expels 500 BSP workers with criminal past - May 01, 2010
- Criminal gunned down in Uttar Pradesh - Apr 03, 2010
- 16 BSP nominees in Uttar Pradesh have criminal past - Mar 24, 2009
- Inmates clash with policemen in Uttar Pradesh jail - Sep 08, 2009
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