Monthly Archives: April 2009

Finalizing My Vote For India Loksabha Election 2009

Posted on April 22, 2009 by Harshad Oak

Doing some final checks before I finalize the candidate I would be voting for in tomorrows election. Just visited the websites of all the top candidates to check if they have something new to say. Nothing new there. A couple … Continue reading →

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Pune Loksabha Elections – Top 6 Candidates Overview

Posted on April 22, 2009 by Harshad Oak

Below are my short takeaways about who I think are the top 6 candidates. There are 10s of candidates contesting for the Pune seat, so there could be other worthy candidates, unfortunately I haven’t heard of them.

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Pune Loksabha Elections – Campaigns Roundup

Posted on April 22, 2009 by Harshad Oak

Campaigning for the Pune Loksabha elections has ended, so thought I would have a quick look at what was good and bad about the election campaign in Pune.

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India Loksabha Election Issues – Candidate Attributes

Posted on April 20, 2009 by Harshad Oak

Watching politicians debating about what seemed like non-issues to me, got me wondering about what are the real election issues and what are the qualities that the electorate look for in a MP.  Thought why not create a simple ranking … Continue reading →

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Compare Candidates Contesting In India Elections 2009

Posted on April 17, 2009 by Harshad Oak

In a previous post “Wealth & Assets Of Candidates“, I mentioned how you can access the affidavits filed by the election candidates.  However there’s an easier way than having to go through the affidavits of all candidates. Check out http://myneta.info/. … Continue reading →

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Wealth & Assets Of Candidates In India General Elections 2009

Posted on April 17, 2009 by Harshad Oak

Below are the affidavits of the candidates contesting for the Pune Loksabha Seat in India’s General Elections 2009. Click on the names to open the scanned PDF documents. You can check the details of the wealth, holdings, assets of the … Continue reading →

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Pune Election Candidate, D S Kulkarni (DSK) explains BSP ‘social engineering’

Posted on April 15, 2009 by Harshad Oak

I would soon be carrying a proper interview with Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) candidate for Pune Loksabha elections, Shri. D S Kulkarni (DSK). However while the DSK office processes the full interview, they were kind enough to put me on … Continue reading →

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Pune LokSabha Seat Candidates – India General Elections 2009

Posted on April 4, 2009 by Harshad Oak

Candidates contesting for the Pune Loksabha seat in India’s General Elections 2009.

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