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Waris Punjab De Head Amritpal Singh, currently lodged in Dibrugarh jail in Assam under the National Security Act, will contest parliamentary elections from Punjab’s Khadoor Sahib Lok Sabha seat. Here's what we know so far.

During an interview, Hema Malini revealed that her husband, Dharmendra, was not pleased when she first decided to join politics. Dharmendra, a former BJP (MP) from Bikaner faced criticism for failing to attend Parliament sessions on a regular basis. 

Rakul Preet Singh and Jackky Bhagnani recently visited the new Parliament building in Delhi and shared some interior photos.

Shrirang Barne, a two-time Member of Parliament from Pune's Maval constituency, has upgraded his educational qualification from "10th fail" to "SSC pass" in his latest affidavit filed for the upcoming general elections. Despite receiving prestigious awards, Barne had expressed regret over his previous educational status and cleared the SSC exam in 2022

Mukesh Dalal was the latest candidate to have won a Lok Sabha seat unopposed. The rare occurrence took place after three decades in the parliamentary elections. He is also perhaps the first candidate from the BJP to have ever won a parliamentary poll unopposed.
 

In the electoral fray, candidates from various parties contested, including 89 from the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP), 39 from the Democrats, 10 from the Jumhoory Party (JP), four from the Maldives Development Alliance (MDA), four from the Adhaalath Party (AP), two from the Maldives National Party (MNP), and 130 independents.

After violence marred the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections 2024 in Manipur, re-polling will be held at 11 booths in the I-Inner Manipur Parliamentary Constituency on Monday, April 22.
 

During his exclusive interview with Asianet News Network, Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed concern over the persistence of the VIP culture, tracing its origins back to the colonial era. Modi emphasized his commitment to ending VIP entitlements and promoting the principle of 'Every Person is Important' (EPI).

Bangalore never had a woman member of Parliament, and Sowmya Reddy of Congress wants to make history. She is taking on MP and BJP Youth Wing chief Tejasvi Surya in Bangalore South segment in the coming Lok Sabha elections.
 

In a joint press conference with Akhilesh Yadav, the leader of the Samajwadi Party and an ally of the INDIA bloc, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday made a bold prediction about the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

The High Court is the state's highest court of justice. The high court operates at the state level. The constitution requires a high court in each state, although parliament may establish a joint high court for two or more states. The North-Eastern Area Act of 1971 established a joint High Court for the five North-Eastern States and two Union territories. Assam, Nagaland, Manipur, Meghalaya, and Tripura are the five states.

Bangalore South MP Tejasvi Surya had to leave an election campaign event on Saturday after investors who lost money in the multi-crore scam involving the Guru Raghavendra Sahakara Bank Niyamitha – a co-operative bank at Basavangudi in the city – sought answers from the parliamentarian and heckled him.

In the early hours of Sunday, Iran carried out an unprecedented assault on Israel in retaliation for an airstrike, widely attributed to Israel, on an Iranian consular building in Syria earlier this month, which resulted in the deaths of two Iranian generals.

Tehri Garhwal is one of the Lok Sabha constituencies in Uttarakhand. The state has 5 parliamentary seats. The Tehri Garhwal seat comprises 14 Assembly segments including Purola, Yamunotri, Gangotri, Ghanshali, Pratapnagar, Tehri, Dhanolti, Chakrata, Vikasnagar, Sahaspur, Raipur, Rajpurroad, Dehraduncantt., Mussoorie

Mandi is one of the Lok Sabha constituencies in Himachal Pradesh. The state has 4 parliamentary seats. The Mandi seat comprises 17 Assembly segments including Bharmour, Lahaul and Spiti, Manali, Kullu, Banjar, Anni, Karsog, Sundernagar, Nachan, Seraj, Darang, Jogindernagar, Mandi, Balh, Sarkaghat, Rampur, Kinnaur.