Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Maulana Asad Mahmud

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The result was delete. Also, reading (well, trying to read) the article before deletion made my head hurt - this is only marginally not a A1. The Bushranger _{One ping only} 04:46, 14 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Maulana Asad Mahmud[edit]

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doesn't pass WP:POLITICIAN. not an elected MP. Saqib (talk) 06:57, 7 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Pakistan-related deletion discussions. AllyD (talk) 07:56, 7 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Politicians-related deletion discussions. AllyD (talk) 08:03, 7 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Delete: The article text and references relate to family links and selection as a failed candidate, neither of which are grounds of encyclopaedic notability. Fails WP:NPOLITICIAN, WP:GNG. AllyD (talk) 08:03, 7 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. People do not get Wikipedia articles just for being candidates in elections they didn't win — a politician gets a Wikipedia article by holding a notable office, not just running for one. But there's no other evidence of preexisting notability for some other reason being shown here at all. Bearcat (talk) 20:16, 7 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.