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Compare Candidates Contesting In India Elections 2009
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
Wealth & Assets Of Candidates In India General Elections 2009
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
Posted in Democracy, Elections, India, Pune City
Tagged affidavits, assets, general elections, India, loksabha elections, pune, wealth
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Pune Election Candidate, D S Kulkarni (DSK) explains BSP ‘social engineering’
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
Posted in Democracy, Elections, India, Pune City, Society
Tagged Bahujan Samaj Party, bsp, d s kulkarni, loksabha elections, pune elections, social engineering
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Pune LokSabha Seat Candidates – India General Elections 2009
Candidates contesting for the Pune Loksabha seat in India’s General Elections 2009.
Posted in Democracy, Elections, India, Pune City, Thoughts
Tagged Bahujan Samaj Party, Bharatiya Janata Party, bjp, Elections, India, Indian National Congress, kalmadi, loksabha, maharashtra, politics, pune, shirole
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Pune Voter List Search
As with every Indian election, the government sites for voter registration and search are again in a big mess. There is no site that provides an easy and functional search of the electoral lists. However there are a couple which … Continue reading
Posted in Democracy, Elections, India, Pune City
Tagged election commission, election list, india elections, pune voter list, voter list search
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Dekho Dekho Kaun Aya… Hindustan Ka Sher Aya!
India’s general elections are just a month away and pre-poll campaigning is now heating up. I certainly would be voting but along with that I also intend to attend all political rallies that might be held anywhere near my place. … Continue reading
Posted in Democracy, Elections, India, Pune City
Tagged bjp, Elections, kalmadi, lok sabha, maharashtra, narendra modi, politics, prime minister
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Us vs Them – The Mantra Of Politics
After extensive research at Oak Labs, we believe we have discovered the secret of success in politics. It revolves around the simple concept of “Us vs Them”. The key to getting a mass following, winning elections and being a popular … Continue reading
Politicians and the government needs to catch up to 21st century presentation technology
There have been a few changes over time. Dr. Kalam presenting his 2020 vision, the
effective ads for the polio and the “school chale hum” campaigns are some instances
that come to mind. But these are the very few exceptions. By and large state
communication and especially political communication is unimaginative. While many
aspects of India are catching up to the year 2007, the government and political
establishment still seems comfortably trapped in the 20th century Continue reading
Posted in Column, Communication, Democracy, Elections, India, Reform, Society, Technology
Tagged India, Politician, Presentation, Speaker, Speech, Technology, TV
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