51.   Advani quit Parliament within hours after he was charged and said he will not contest the elections until his name is cleared.

52.   Ahmed Saati, a Hamas official at the Islamic University here, said the party will contest the elections.

53.   Although some presidential hopefuls have said they would contest the election without party support, there is little chance the military would tolerate such defiance.

54.   Also, by tradition, the royal family does not vote or contest elections.

55.   Angolan President Eduardo dos Santos on Thursday announced he will not contest presidential elections scheduled next year.

56.   Attorney General Carl Joseph, who resigned to contest the elections, also lost.

57.   BJP politicians who contested state elections in November but lost were among the suspects in violence, the Hindustan Times said.

58.   Besides the ruling Golkar Party and the Democratic Party, only one more political group is allowed to contest elections.

59.   Besides the ruling Golkar Party and the Democratic Party, only one other political group is allowed to contest elections.

60.   Brazilian electoral law says public office holders contesting an election must resign at least six months beforehand.