Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ramesh Dalal

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The result was delete. postdlf (talk) 22:46, 23 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Ramesh Dalal

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Doesn't pass WP:BIO, no reasons for notability found in my searches. He was a witness in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case and has written a book about that, but that's about it. No significant reviews of the book, no significant political positions, and no significant coverage, so doesn't pass WP:Author, WP:Politician, or WP:BIO. —SpacemanSpiff 04:29, 21 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions. —SpacemanSpiff 04:30, 21 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions. —SpacemanSpiff 04:30, 21 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Comment: The article currently says he was founder of a small political party and that he shifted to BJP. In here he is referred to as "Delhi Congressman". As the article is about same Rajiv Gandhi assassination case i suppose they are same Dalals. §§Dharmadhyaksha§§ {T/C} 05:01, 21 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
- Yes, I assumed they are one and the same as the only coverage for Congressman vs BJP/Delhi vs Haryana was related to the self impleading as a witness in the RG assassination case. —SpacemanSpiff 05:06, 21 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Comment. According to this he's a former congressman. Most of the googles for him focus on the Gandhi case, but he does seem to have some history as a politician. RomanSpa (talk) 08:18, 21 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Comment If he is a former or current member of a state or national parliament, he is automatically notable. But could Congressman in this context mean "supporter of the Congress Party" rather than elected representative? I checked his book Rajiv Gandhi's Assassination: The Mystery Unfolds on Worldcat, and this report says that 37 libraries hold a copy of the book. Eastmain (talk • contribs) 08:38, 21 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
- Congressman is a loose term to refer to a member or supporter of the Indian National Congress. It should not be confused with the a US member of Congress. —SpacemanSpiff 09:01, 21 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, NorthAmerica¹⁰⁰⁰ 01:50, 29 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Delete founder of a non-notable party who has not held any political office, no passing of notability guidelines.John Pack Lambert (talk) 06:12, 1 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Merge Not Notable for having separate article; should be merged with event linked to Rajiv Gandhi (if important) or else deleted Drsharan (talk) 10:19, 7 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete - Does not appear to meet WP:NPOL or WP:AUTHOR criteria.--Rpclod (talk) 03:19, 17 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. It looks like the subject of the article is only mentioned in passing in a majority of the sources. Even though he is referred to as a "key witness" by one of them, he still doesn't meet WP:NPERSON. APerson (talk!) 19:57, 18 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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