ELECTIONS

Maharastra will elect a new legislative assembly on Monday, October 21st. Here are the profiles of candidates in the fray in the four key constituencies of Vandre East, Vandre West, Dharavi, Sion Koliwada.  Constituency: Vandre East Incumbent MLA:  Trupti Prakash Sawant Profile of candidates Name, Education and Profession Party  Assets Pending Court case rating* Agenda Trupti Sawant,  graduate, MLA Independent 79.52 lakh None Did not share Vishal Gamre, 9th standard, service BSP 2.61 lakh None Did not share Vishwanath Mahadeshwar, BEd, headmaster Shiv Sena 1.24 crore None Homes for govt employees, slum redevelopment, water supply Zeeshan Siddique, MA, Business  Congress…

Take a look at the profiles of candidates in the fray in the four key constituencies of Vikhroli, Chembur, Ghatkopar East and Ghatkopar West. Constituency: Vikhroli Incumbent MLA: Sunil Raut, Shiva Sena Name, Education and profession Party  Assets Pending court case rating* Agenda Shailesh Sonawane, MSW, Accountant Bahujan Samaj Party 3.29 lakh None Did not share Shashank Yadav, SSC, Detective at a security agency Independent 86 thousand None Fighting for Mumbaikars' rights, education, development, water problem, drainage, road development and women safety Vinod Shinde, B.Com, Service Maharashtra Navanirman Sena 17.81 lakh 42 including extortion, threatening death to commit extortion and…

Take a look at the profiles of candidates in the fray in the four key constituencies of Vikhroli, Chembur, Ghatkopar East and Ghatkopar West. Constituency: Vikhroli Incumbent MLA: Sunil Raut, Shiva Sena Name, Education and profession Party  Assets Pending court case rating* Agenda Shailesh Sonawane, MSW, Accountant Bahujan Samaj Party 3.29 lakh None Did not share Shashank Yadav, SSC, Detective at a security agency Independent 86 thousand None Fighting for Mumbaikars' rights, education, development, water problem, drainage, road development and women safety Vinod Shinde, B.Com, Service Maharashtra Navanirman Sena 17.81 lakh 42 including extortion, threatening death to commit extortion and…

On Monday, October 21st, Maharashtra will be voting to elect the members to its Legislative Assembly. Take a look at the profiles of candidates in the fray in the four key constituencies of Colaba, Mumbadevi, Malabar Hill and Worli. Constituency: Colaba Incumbent MLA: Raj Purohit, BJP Name, Education, Profession Party Assets Pending court case rating* Agenda Rahul Narwekar, LLB, Advocate Bharatiya Janata Party 34.85 crore 3 Did not share Ashok Jagtap, B.Sc., Trade Union Leader & Businessman Indian National Congress 21.08 crore 4 Did not share Arjun Rukhe, SSC, Service Bahujan Samaj Party 50,000 None To provide justice to the…

On Monday, October 21st, Maharashtra will be voting to elect the members to its Legislative Assembly. Take a look at the profiles of candidates in the fray in the four key constituencies of Colaba, Mumbadevi, Malabar Hill and Worli. Constituency: Colaba Incumbent MLA: Raj Purohit, BJP Name, Education, Profession Party Assets Pending court case rating* Agenda Rahul Narwekar, LLB, Advocate Bharatiya Janata Party 34.85 crore 3 Did not share Ashok Jagtap, B.Sc., Trade Union Leader & Businessman Indian National Congress 21.08 crore 4 Did not share Arjun Rukhe, SSC, Service Bahujan Samaj Party 50,000 None To provide justice to the…

On Monday, October 21st, Maharashtra will be voting to elect the members to its Legislative Assembly. Take a look at the profiles of candidates in the fray in the four key constituencies of Borivali, Dahisar, Magathane and Mulund. Constituency: Borivali Incumbent MLA: Vinod Tawde, BJP Name, Education, Profession Party Assets Pending court case rating * Agenda Rajesh Mallah, SSC, Labourer BSP 20.01 thousand 15 Did not share Sunil Rane, B.Com, Secretary BJP 1.7 crore None Did not share Kumar Khilare, B.A. Business Indian National Congress 31.45 lakh None Did not share Dhirubhai Gohil, 7th standard, embroidery work Sardar Vallabhai Patel…

On Monday, October 21st, Maharashtra will be voting to elect the members to its Legislative Assembly. Take a look at the profiles of candidates in the fray in the four key constituencies of Borivali, Dahisar, Magathane and Mulund. Constituency: Borivali Incumbent MLA: Vinod Tawde, BJP Name, Education, Profession Party Assets Pending court case rating * Agenda Rajesh Mallah, SSC, Labourer BSP 20.01 thousand 15 Did not share Sunil Rane, B.Com, Secretary BJP 1.7 crore None Did not share Kumar Khilare, B.A. Business Indian National Congress 31.45 lakh None Did not share Dhirubhai Gohil, 7th standard, embroidery work Sardar Vallabhai Patel…

This year, thousands of Bengalureans could not vote in the Lok Sabha election since their names went missing from the electoral rolls mysteriously. Among them were people who had voted in the assembly elections just last year. Thousands of applications for new enrolment also lay unprocessed for months before the election, which prevented many others from voting. Those who couldn't vote took to social media to voice their anger, and some even went to the High Court. The problem of voters missing from electoral rolls was reported from other cities too. From September 1st to October 15th, Election Commission of…

It was a lazy Sunday afternoon that saw the launch of  a new political party in Bengaluru. Now, in an already overcrowded political spectrum, this should not be news. Yet the launch of Bengaluru Navanirmana Party (BNP) has some unique facets to it, that should get us to sit up and take notice. For one, it is possibly the first of its kind 'city' party. Launched with the specific idea of starting its political journey with the 2020 BBMP elections, BNP has no ambitions beyond Bengaluru, and none of its founders are politicians. They are just regular citizens, many of…

Bengaluru NavaNirmana Party (BNP), a political party with the vision to make Bengaluru a model city of the world, was launched this Sunday, September 22nd. The ideology of the party is good grassroots governance. It will focus only on the municipal elections in the Greater Bengaluru Area, primarily BBMP. BNP’s motto is "nanna nagara, nanna hemme, nanna jawabdari - My City! My Pride! My Responsibility!" The party’s stated objective is sustainable, inclusive and balanced development of Bengaluru. Founded by a few passionate Bengalureans, BNP’s members include citizens who have worked tirelessly at the grassroots over the past few years. Through…