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Historical Event on 8/28/1997

Election Commission orders that no convicted person will be allowed to contest elections even if an appeal against the conviction was pending in a higher court.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/6/1946Gandhiji leaves for Noakhali; issues statement on ""Partial Fast"". Noakhali tour beg
6/1/1993Burkino Faso President Blaise Campaore visits India.
11/25/1987India all out for 75 vs West Indies at Delhi. Patterson took 5-24.
10/12/1946Ashok Vinoo Mankad, cricketer (son of Vinoo, batted for India 1969-78), was born in Bombay.
11/28/1990President's rule imposed in Assam. Assembly kept in suspended animation. United Liberation Front of Assam and National Socialist Council of Nagaland banned.
2/22/1946Curfew imposed till 9 p.m. by the British in Bombay as rioting and looting continued for the second day.
10/1/1981Activists of the Dal Khalsa, who masterminded the hijacking of Indian Airlines plane. arrested.
7/12/1957Sahajada Karim became Aga Khan.
6/5/1999The Army releases documents seized from three Pakistani soldiers in the Batalik sector to substantiate its claim that Pakistan regulars are involved in the Kargil conflict.
3/5/1961Sachin Sengupta, famous writer, dramatist and journalist, passed away.