The Supreme Court today allowed former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda to withdraw the plea challenging his 3-yr disqualification by the Election Commission of India in 2017.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan passed the order, upon hearing Koda's counsel, who submitted that the matter has become infructuous as the 3-yr period has lapsed.To put briefly, Koda, an …
Jagannathpur: It is 9am and 41-year-old Geeta Koda, the Bharatiya Janata Party’s candidate from Jagannathpur in Jharkhand is already campaigning in Arahasa, a remote village in Goelkera, around 120 km south west of Jamshedpur. The lone Lok Sabha member of the Congress from Jharkhand, Geeta Koda joined the BJP in February 2024 just ahead of the LoK Sabha polls. Koda …
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to allow former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda from contesting the upcoming assembly elections in the state. At the outset, the counsel appearing for Koda said that it has been two years since he has been disqualified and the top court should allow him to contest the upcoming polls. On November 13, the apex …
A fortnight ahead of the state to go on polls for 81 Assembly seats, the Supreme Court on Friday refused to allow former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda to contest the upcoming Assembly elections. The court, however, issued notice to Election commission of India on Koda's plea challenging his disqualification by the poll panel in 2017. "You yourself is responsible …