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#13001433

18 November 2025

Netra Bikram Chand, General Secretary of the Nepal Communist Party, gestures as he receives the certificate of registration from the Election Commission in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 18, 2025. Chand leads the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist), a communist rebel group that enters politics in 2021 after signing a 3-point peace deal with the then government. The Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) stages a nationwide spree of violence over a period of time and now formally registers for the election. The CPN (Maoist) splits from the Maoist Communist Party, which now merges into the Nepali Communist Party, which fights government troops between 1996 and 2006 when it gives up its armed revolt and enters mainstream politics.

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#13001438

18 November 2025

A musical band performs as the parade of the Nepal Communist Party (Maoist), led by Netra Bikram Chand, receives the certificate of registration from the Election Commission in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 18, 2025. Chand leads the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist), a communist rebel group that enters politics in 2021 after signing a 3-point peace deal with the then government. The Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) stages a nationwide spree of violence over a period of time and now formally registers for the election. The CPN (Maoist) splits from the Maoist Communist Party (which now merges into the Nepali Communist Party), which fights government troops between 1996 and 2006 when it gives up its armed revolt and enters mainstream politics.

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#13001442

18 November 2025

Netra Bikram Chand (second from right), General Secretary of the Nepal Communist Party (Maoist), raises the certificate of registration that he receives from the Election Commission, Nepal, in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 18, 2025. Chand leads the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist), a communist rebel group that enters politics in 2021 after inking a 3-point peace deal with the then government. The Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) stages a nationwide spree of violence over a period of time and now formally signs itself for the election. The CPN (Maoist) splits from the Maoist Communist Party (which now merges into the Nepali Communist Party) which fights government troops between 1996 and 2006 when it gives up its armed revolt and enters mainstream politics.

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#13001448

18 November 2025

Netra Bikram Chand, General Secretary of the Nepal Communist Party (Maoist), holds a red rose, the election symbol of the party, as he receives the certificate of registration from the Election Commission in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 18, 2025. Chand leads the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist), a communist rebel group that enters politics in 2021 after signing a 3-point peace deal with the then government. The Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) stages a nationwide spree of violence over a period of time and now formally registers for the election. The CPN (Maoist) splits from the Maoist Communist Party, which now merges into the Nepali Communist Party, which fights government troops between 1996 and 2006 when it gives up its armed revolt and enters mainstream politics.

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#13001449

18 November 2025

Netra Bikram Chand, General Secretary of the Nepal Communist Party, gestures as he receives the certificate of registration from the Election Commission in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 18, 2025. Chand leads the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist), a communist rebel group that enters politics in 2021 after signing a 3-point peace deal with the then government. The Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) stages a nationwide spree of violence over a period of time and now formally registers for the election. The CPN (Maoist) splits from the Maoist Communist Party, which now merges into the Nepali Communist Party, which fights government troops between 1996 and 2006 when it gives up its armed revolt and enters mainstream politics.

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#12987805

14 November 2025

Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party (PDP) candidate Aga Syed Muntazir Mehdi shows his ink-marked finger after casting his ballot at a polling station during the Budgam Assembly constituency bypoll in Budgam district, Jammu and Kashmir, on November 11, 2025. Budgam votes today in a key by-election where around 1.26 lakh voters decide the fate of 17 candidates. The main contest is between the National Conference's Aga Syed Mahmood and PDP's Aga Syed Muntazir Mehdi. The bypoll is held after Chief Minister Omar Abdullah vacates the Budgam seat he won along with Ganderbal in the 2024 Assembly elections. Omar earlier defeats Mehdi by more than 18,000 votes.

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#12978300

11 November 2025

Women voters leave after casting their ballots at a polling station during the Budgam Assembly constituency bypoll in Budgam district, Jammu and Kashmir, on November 11, 2025. Budgam votes today in a key by-election where around 1.26 lakh voters decide the fate of 17 candidates. The main contest is between the National Conference's Aga Syed Mahmood and PDP's Aga Syed Muntazir Mehdi. The bypoll is held after Chief Minister Omar Abdullah vacates the Budgam seat he won along with Ganderbal in the 2024 Assembly elections. Omar earlier defeats Mehdi by more than 18,000 votes.

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#12978307

11 November 2025

Women voters leave after casting their ballots at a polling station during the Budgam Assembly constituency bypoll in Budgam district, Jammu and Kashmir, on November 11, 2025. Budgam votes today in a key by-election where around 1.26 lakh voters decide the fate of 17 candidates. The main contest is between the National Conference's Aga Syed Mahmood and PDP's Aga Syed Muntazir Mehdi. The bypoll is held after Chief Minister Omar Abdullah vacates the Budgam seat he won along with Ganderbal in the 2024 Assembly elections. Omar earlier defeats Mehdi by more than 18,000 votes.

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#12978308

11 November 2025

People arrive to cast their ballots at a polling station during the Budgam Assembly constituency bypoll in Budgam district, Jammu and Kashmir, on November 11, 2025. Budgam votes today in a key by-election where around 1.26 lakh voters decide the fate of 17 candidates. The main contest is between the National Conference's Aga Syed Mahmood and PDP's Aga Syed Muntazir Mehdi. The bypoll is held after Chief Minister Omar Abdullah vacates the Budgam seat he won along with Ganderbal in the 2024 Assembly elections. Omar earlier defeats Mehdi by more than 18,000 votes.

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#12978297

11 November 2025

People arrive to cast their ballots at a polling station during the Budgam Assembly constituency bypoll in Budgam district, Jammu and Kashmir, on November 11, 2025. Budgam votes today in a key by-election where around 1.26 lakh voters decide the fate of 17 candidates. The main contest is between the National Conference's Aga Syed Mahmood and PDP's Aga Syed Muntazir Mehdi. The bypoll is held after Chief Minister Omar Abdullah vacates the Budgam seat he won along with Ganderbal in the 2024 Assembly elections. Omar earlier defeats Mehdi by more than 18,000 votes.

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#12978298

11 November 2025

A man leaves after casting his ballot at a polling station during the Budgam Assembly constituency bypoll in Budgam district, Jammu and Kashmir, on November 11, 2025. Budgam votes today in a key by-election where around 1.26 lakh voters decide the fate of 17 candidates. The main contest is between the National Conference's Aga Syed Mahmood and PDP's Aga Syed Muntazir Mehdi. The bypoll is held after Chief Minister Omar Abdullah vacates the Budgam seat he won along with Ganderbal in the 2024 Assembly elections. Omar earlier defeats Mehdi by more than 18,000 votes.

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#12978301

11 November 2025

Women voters queue to cast their ballots at a polling station during the Budgam Assembly constituency bypoll in Budgam district, Jammu and Kashmir, on November 11, 2025. Budgam votes today in a key by-election where around 1.26 lakh voters decide the fate of 17 candidates. The main contest is between the National Conference's Aga Syed Mahmood and PDP's Aga Syed Muntazir Mehdi. The bypoll is held after Chief Minister Omar Abdullah vacates the Budgam seat he won along with Ganderbal in the 2024 Assembly elections. Omar earlier defeats Mehdi by more than 18,000 votes.

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#12978302

11 November 2025

Women voters queue to cast their ballots at a polling station during the Budgam Assembly constituency bypoll in Budgam district, Jammu and Kashmir, on November 11, 2025. Budgam votes today in a key by-election where around 1.26 lakh voters decide the fate of 17 candidates. The main contest is between the National Conference's Aga Syed Mahmood and PDP's Aga Syed Muntazir Mehdi. The bypoll is held after Chief Minister Omar Abdullah vacates the Budgam seat he won along with Ganderbal in the 2024 Assembly elections. Omar earlier defeats Mehdi by more than 18,000 votes.

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#12978303

11 November 2025

An Indian security personnel stands guard as women voters queue to cast their ballots at a polling station during the Budgam Assembly constituency bypoll in Budgam district, Jammu and Kashmir, on November 11, 2025. Budgam votes today in a key by-election where around 1.26 lakh voters decide the fate of 17 candidates. The main contest is between the National Conference's Aga Syed Mahmood and PDP's Aga Syed Muntazir Mehdi. The bypoll is held after Chief Minister Omar Abdullah vacates the Budgam seat he won along with Ganderbal in the 2024 Assembly elections. Omar earlier defeats Mehdi by more than 18,000 votes.

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#12978304

11 November 2025

An Indian security personnel stands guard as women voters queue to cast their ballots at a polling station during the Budgam Assembly constituency bypoll in Budgam district, Jammu and Kashmir, on November 11, 2025. Budgam votes today in a key by-election where around 1.26 lakh voters decide the fate of 17 candidates. The main contest is between the National Conference's Aga Syed Mahmood and PDP's Aga Syed Muntazir Mehdi. The bypoll is held after Chief Minister Omar Abdullah vacates the Budgam seat he won along with Ganderbal in the 2024 Assembly elections. Omar earlier defeats Mehdi by more than 18,000 votes.

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#12978309

11 November 2025

Kashmiri women look on after casting their ballots at a polling station during the Budgam Assembly constituency bypoll in Budgam district, Jammu and Kashmir, on November 11, 2025. Budgam votes today in a key by-election where around 1.26 lakh voters decide the fate of 17 candidates. The main contest is between the National Conference's Aga Syed Mahmood and PDP's Aga Syed Muntazir Mehdi. The bypoll is held after Chief Minister Omar Abdullah vacates the Budgam seat he won along with Ganderbal in the 2024 Assembly elections. Omar earlier defeats Mehdi by more than 18,000 votes.

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