Russian Mayor Loses Reelection Race to His Personal Driver’s Wife
The mayor of Berezovsky shockingly lost the recent local elections to a “puppet candidate” who happens to be his subordinate and the wife of his personal driver. Russian media has been reporting on the surprising outcome of the mayoral race in Berezovsky, a satellite city of Yekaterinburg, in Russia’s Sverdlovsk region. The reelection of Yevgeny […]
Republican Candidate “Borrows” Family for Campaign Video
Derrick Anderson, a Republican candidate running for Congress in the U.S. state of Virginia, landed in hot water after allegedly borrowing a friend’s family for a campaign video. Derrick Anderson, a former Army Green Beret running for an open seat in Virginia’s 7th District, was recently accused of trying to mislead voters by posing with […]
Election King – Man Who Has Participated in 238 Official Elections Has Yet to Win One
K. Padmarajan has been dubbed the “Election King” and the “World’s Biggest Election Loser” after participating in 238 political elections and losing every single time. K. Padmarajan’s story is one of perseverance. The 65-year-old repairman from the Indian state of Tamil Nadu has participated in hundreds of elections over the past three decades and spent […]
Man With 12 Family Members Only Gets One Vote in Local Elections, His Own
A Gujarat man who ran for a decision-making position in his village during last month’s local elections made international headlines for receiving just one vote despite having at least two dozen family members eligible to cast a ballot. Santosh Halpati ran for the position of Sarpanch in the Chharwala village of Vapi district, and even […]
Political Candidate Forced to Run Against Doppelgangers Who Also Stole His Name
An opposition party candidate running for a municipal position in St Petersburg, Russia, is competing against at least two other people who not only legally changed their names to his, but also borrowed his physical appearance to confuse voters. Russian opposition politicians are used to running against candidates with the same surname, it’s a commonly […]
Political Candidates in India Are Using Stray Dogs as Walking Billboards
Elections in India’s Uttar Pradesh state are literally going to the dogs as several candidates are reportedly using stray dogs as billboards to make sure their campaign messages reach as many people as possible. At least two candidates – one in Rae Bareli and another in Ballia district – have been attaching their campaign banners […]
Man Cuts Off His Own Finger After Accidentally Voting for Wrong Candidate in National Election
Pawan Kumar, a 25-year-old Indian man from Uttar Pradesh, chopped off his index finger with a meat cleaver in desperation, after accidentally voting fro the wrong candidate in India’s national election. Kumar became an overnight sensation, first in India, and then globally, thanks to a viral video of him with a bandaged index finger after […]
Elementary School Has Correctly Predicted Every U.S. Presidential Election Since 1968
Students at Benjamin Franklin Elementary School, in Yorktown Heights, New York, have been casting their votes to determine the winner of each presidential election, since 1968, and for the past 48 years, they’ve gotten it right every time. Every four years, just days before the actual presidential election, the elementary school sets up mock voting booths and invites […]