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Delete. People do not get Wikipedia articles just for running as candidates in elections they did not win — the notability test at
WP:NPOL is holding office, not just running for it. Rather, to get an article, Sayantan Basu would have to pass one of two other tests: either (a) he can be demonstrated and
reliably sourced as having already had preexisting notability for other reasons that would already have gotten him an article anyway (as e.g.
Cynthia Nixon), or (b) he can be referenced to a depth and range and volume of
reliable source coverage that plainly marks his candidacy out as much more special than other people's candidacies for some reason that would pass the
ten-year test for enduring significance. The existence of a small handful of routine campaign coverage does not accomplish that in and of itself, because every candidate in every election can always show a small handful of routine campaign coverage.
Bearcat (
talk)
16:45, 13 January 2020 (UTC)reply
Keep. Sayantan Basu is the General Secretary of the State of West Bengal of the largest political party in India. According to the news link, Basu is notable enough.
Pinakpani (
talk)
08:48, 15 January 2020 (UTC)reply
"General Secretary of the State of X of Y political party" is not a notability freebie that exempts a person from having to get over
WP:GNG on the sources. Doesn't matter whether it's the biggest party or the smallest party or the middlest party — it's never an "inherently" notable role at all.
Bearcat (
talk)
02:16, 18 January 2020 (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
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deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. 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.
Delete. People do not get Wikipedia articles just for running as candidates in elections they did not win — the notability test at
WP:NPOL is holding office, not just running for it. Rather, to get an article, Sayantan Basu would have to pass one of two other tests: either (a) he can be demonstrated and
reliably sourced as having already had preexisting notability for other reasons that would already have gotten him an article anyway (as e.g.
Cynthia Nixon), or (b) he can be referenced to a depth and range and volume of
reliable source coverage that plainly marks his candidacy out as much more special than other people's candidacies for some reason that would pass the
ten-year test for enduring significance. The existence of a small handful of routine campaign coverage does not accomplish that in and of itself, because every candidate in every election can always show a small handful of routine campaign coverage.
Bearcat (
talk)
16:45, 13 January 2020 (UTC)reply
Keep. Sayantan Basu is the General Secretary of the State of West Bengal of the largest political party in India. According to the news link, Basu is notable enough.
Pinakpani (
talk)
08:48, 15 January 2020 (UTC)reply
"General Secretary of the State of X of Y political party" is not a notability freebie that exempts a person from having to get over
WP:GNG on the sources. Doesn't matter whether it's the biggest party or the smallest party or the middlest party — it's never an "inherently" notable role at all.
Bearcat (
talk)
02:16, 18 January 2020 (UTC)reply
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