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The result was Keep. WP:Non-admin closure. §§ Dharmadhyaksha§§ { T/ C} 05:24, 5 June 2014 (UTC) reply

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I can't find any proof this person exists. According to this article List_of_members_of_the_14th_Lok_Sabha B. C. Khanduri was elected from Garwhal - and was in post for the 13th and 15th Lok Sabha. A google search just shows wiki mirrors Gbawden ( talk) 09:16, 4 June 2014 (UTC) reply

Comment I think I found him [1] --Shivam ( U- T- C) 10:48, 4 June 2014 (UTC) reply

Speedy keep The nominator should have raised the query on the talk page before proceeding to nominate for deletion. As described he was elected in a bye election. Anyway I have now provided the references from parliament website. Shyamsunder ( talk) 10:09, 4 June 2014 (UTC) reply

*Delete There is certainly no reason for a "speedy keep" here based on a belief in a necessity of raising an issue on a talk page before nominating for deletion. I wouldn't even call that rude. But my own search for independent reliable secondary sources on this person turned up almost nothing. I was able to establish to my satisfaction that he does appear to exist, which is more than the nominator was able to do (and which suggests that the nomination was perhaps done in some haste?), but existence does not translate to notability, and notability I was not able to establish. If there are some reliable independent sources in foreign languages (Hindi? Urdu? etc.) perhaps these could be used to establish notability; failing that, I do not see a reason to retain this article at this point. KDS4444 ^Talk 10:23, 4 June 2014 (UTC) reply

Note: This debate has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions. Shyamsunder ( talk) 10:21, 4 June 2014 (UTC) reply

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Politicians-related deletion discussions. Shivam ( U- T- C) 10:47, 4 June 2014 (UTC) reply

• Keep. Passes WP:POLITICIAN as a former MP and former MLA. Source found by Shivamsetu confirms it. More sources found under T. P. S. Rawat: [2], [3], [4] and [5]. • Gene93k ( talk) 12:11, 4 June 2014 (UTC) reply

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Military-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k ( talk) 12:11, 4 June 2014 (UTC) reply

• (edit conflict) Keep, [6] states that he was elected twice to the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly and that he was elected in a by-election in Feb 2008 to the Lok Sabha. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2002/Stat_rep_2002_UT.pdf and http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2002/Stat_rep_2002_UT.pdf confirms his election to the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly (as an INC candidate), which means that he passes WP:POLITICIAN. It is weird that he doesn't show up at http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/ByeElection/07to08/bye07_08.htm , nor any mention of a 2008 bye-election at http://ceo.uk.gov.in , but him being a LS members is mentioned in the Tribune article above and articles like http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/lok-sabha-elections-2014/news/TPS-quits-AAP-joins-Cong/articleshow/33679981.cms . The article clearly passes WP:POLITICIAN for notability, but I'd suggest removing details on LS membership until we have unequivocal confirmation of the election. Also, the cabinet minister part might refer to Trivendra Singh Rawat (who, of course, deserves an article of his own as well). -- Soman ( talk) 12:37, 4 June 2014 (UTC) reply
• Keep. A general (passes WP:SOLDIER) and a member of a national legislature (passes WP:POLITICIAN). Clearly notable. -- Necrothesp ( talk) 12:46, 4 June 2014 (UTC) reply
• Comment; here is his maiden speech in parliament; http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/psearch/result14.aspx?dbsl=10172 . Here is has tabled six motions on the railway budget http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/psearch/result14.aspx?dbsl=10096 (still weird that Election Commission doesn't list his election, but he has clearly been a MP somehow). -- Soman ( talk) 14:23, 4 June 2014 (UTC) reply
• Comment news report about Rawat swearing oath as parliamentarian http://news.oneindia.in/2008/03/03/lt-gen-retd-tej-pal-singh-rawat-takes-oath-1204533551.html -- Soman ( talk) 14:32, 4 June 2014 (UTC) reply

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