Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jaick C. Thomas

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The result was delete. Arguments topic meets NPOL are weak, GNG not shown to be met. 78.26 _{(spin me / revolutions)} 19:49, 12 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Jaick C. Thomas[edit]

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Non-notable politician. Being the president of the state committee of the student wing of a political party is not an automatic free pass over WP:NPOL. - TheWikiholic (talk) 14:53, 4 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Keep The subject is a "major local political figure who have received significant press coverage." The coverages are independent and from reliable sources.

Putting it in context, he was the former All India Vice president of Students' Federation of India, one of the largest student organisation in India (also, the former state president of the Kerala SFI unit). He also contested twice in Kerala state Assembly election against the former chief minister of Kerala, oommen chandy (Chandy is winning the constituency from 1970- till date). But he has secured substantial vote share as well. From the kind of media coverage he has received over the period of time itself, he clearly passes WP:NPOL. (Ashique2020 (talk) 23:11, 4 May 2021 (UTC))— Note to closing admin: Ashique2020 (talk • contribs) is the creator of the page that is the subject of this XfD. [reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Politicians-related deletion discussions. TheWikiholic (talk) 14:53, 4 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Kerala-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 15:00, 4 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - clearly doesn't pass WP:NPOL. Student organizations are not at the level of NPOL. Onel5969 ^{TT me} 03:44, 7 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Keep : He is not merely a student leader. He is a notable student leader turned politician, who contested twice in Kerala Legislative Assembly Election, representing a national political party CPI(M). (Sanwar nath (talk) 13:46, 7 May 2021 (UTC))[reply]

People do not get Wikipedia articles for being candidates in elections they didn't win, so contesting state legislative assembly elections has absolutely nothing to do with making him notable. Bearcat (talk) 11:25, 9 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Delete I do not see anything that meets WP:NPOL, yes some people like him, yes there are multiple trivial mentions. Jeepday (talk) 17:59, 10 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Delete fails WP:NPOL. Contesting elections and being member of a political organization and holding party posts does not make one notable. Run n Fly (talk) 15:32, 11 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Comment In legislative seats like Puthupally [one party-dominant seats], where only one candidate has won from 1970, because someone could not win an election should't be the sole criteria to judge about the notability of local politician. Unlike the student leaders in metropolitan cities or elite universities like [eg. JNU in India], those in state universities are definitely at a disadvantage in the so-called mainstream media's "attention economy." Therefore, i think, counting the media coverage of a person in regional media's is important. This is just my personal view. I respect the opinions of other editors regarding the procedural arguments regarding NPOL. I am really confused about how to place activists from margin's. (Ashique2020 (talk) 21:22, 11 May 2021 (UTC))[reply]

Before asking how you can get a person into Wikipedia without meeting our notability standards, first try explaining why the person needs to be in Wikipedia at all. Bearcat (talk) 00:26, 12 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Delete: Fails WP:NPOL. Powerful Karma (talk) 15:54, 12 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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