New Delhi, Aug 17 - A Delhi court Monday issued a non-bailable warrant against cricketer-turned-politician and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Kirti Azad in a case relating to violation of the model code of conduct during the 2004 general elections.

Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Ajay Pandey issued the warrant for Oct 28.

The court took note of Azad's failure to appear before the court despite repeated summons.

Azad was a BJP candidate from Darbanga in Bihar.