Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Imran Hussain (politician)


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The result was   delete. Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:18, 21 April 2012 (UTC)

Imran Hussain (politician)

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It is well-established that losing candidates in elections are not notable. I suspect this article was created on the assumption that he would become MP for Bradford West, but he didn't. He is an otherwise non-notable local politician. PatGallacher (talk) 11:12, 13 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of England-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 14:18, 13 April 2012 (UTC)
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 * Keep. Not only is he a failed parliamentary candidate, but he is also the deputy council leader of a major city. I think this latter post is sufficient for notability. -- Necrothesp (talk) 15:07, 13 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete Being an, "unelected candidate for political office, does not guarantee notability." Imran Hussain's position as deputy council leader is also not that notable in and of itself, considering that position isn't even listed in the City of Bradford article. He has passing mention in reliable sources--mostly news-outlets--but only in relation to George Galloway. None of this appears to meet criteria in WP:POLITICIAN. Lord Arador (talk) 19:54, 13 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Merge with Bradford West by-election, 2012. Subject fails notability guidelines but can be discussed in the article on the election. --Colapeninsula (talk) 13:06, 16 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete per the long standing precedents that being an unsuccessful candidate does not in itself confer notability. Deputy council leaders are two a penny. Timrollpickering (talk) 11:59, 18 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete -- Clearly fails WP:POLITICIAN: NN as a local councillor and NN as a failed parliametary candidate. A redirect to the byelection is undesirable as it invites editors to reinstate it as a substantive article, which is just what we do not need.  Peterkingiron (talk) 23:06, 18 April 2012 (UTC)
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