<p>New Delhi: 'Adolf Lu Hitler arrested by John F Kennedy', read newspaper headlines during the 2008 assembly elections in Meghalaya, piquing interest of people across the country given the historical significance of the names.</p>.<p>It so happened that then <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/search?q=NCP">NCP</a> candidate Adolf Lu Hitler Marak was arrested by Superintendent of Police John F Kennedy during campaigning for the assembly polls.</p>.<p>The following day, newspapers splashed the headline 'Adolf Lu Hitler Arrested by John F Kennedy'. The headlines quickly became the talk of the town.</p>.<p> Hitler later won the elections too.</p>.<p>This anecdote was shared by the Election Commission in a post on X as the country gears up for <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/elections">Lok Sabha polls</a> this year.</p>.<p> Last year, Adolf Lu Hitler Marak joined the <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/search?q=TMC">TMC</a>.</p>
<p>New Delhi: 'Adolf Lu Hitler arrested by John F Kennedy', read newspaper headlines during the 2008 assembly elections in Meghalaya, piquing interest of people across the country given the historical significance of the names.</p>.<p>It so happened that then <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/search?q=NCP">NCP</a> candidate Adolf Lu Hitler Marak was arrested by Superintendent of Police John F Kennedy during campaigning for the assembly polls.</p>.<p>The following day, newspapers splashed the headline 'Adolf Lu Hitler Arrested by John F Kennedy'. The headlines quickly became the talk of the town.</p>.<p> Hitler later won the elections too.</p>.<p>This anecdote was shared by the Election Commission in a post on X as the country gears up for <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/elections">Lok Sabha polls</a> this year.</p>.<p> Last year, Adolf Lu Hitler Marak joined the <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/search?q=TMC">TMC</a>.</p>