Was it the Chicken
or the Egg that came first ...... similarly was it the Voter who
stopped voting or the Political parties started fielding the wrong candidates. On
introspection it seems, it was the antipathy of the posh colony Voters in not
casting the vote that made Parties, choose candidates that could woo the
gullible voters with money and muscle.
Is it, that the
Voters of plotted colonies got disillusioned at the choice of candidates or was
it really one more off day, for a family outing in a stressed out professional
world. It’s time we the people made a Course Correction ...... Political parties
respect numbers and if we want them to listen to us again then WE MUST
FIRST SHOW UP AT THE POLLING BOOTH.
Let me illustrate a
case study to drive home my point ...... GK-I constituency has a very diverse
demographic profile ..... compare just two largest blocks of votes ie Jamrudpur
and only GK-I put together have 23,000 voters. Every election the calculations
are .... he who takes Jamrudpur WINS. Many people from GK-I shirk from fighting
the elections, as they have been conditioned into believing that come what may
Jamrudpur decides.
My study of polling
percentage suggests that people in GK voted .... 27% last elections .....
whereas Jamrudpur votes 80% en-block ensuring a win for their candidate. Now
the surprise, GK has 16,000 votes and Jamrudpur has 7,000 votes (original
inhabitants being just 2000, with some 5000 of them being Migrants, with little
stake in the city) ..... GK’s 27% divided turns a vast majority into a
Minority. Add to that the 15,000 odd votes of Kailash, EoK, Hemkunt, Pamposh,
GK Enclave, Mount Kailash/Hills etc ..... the sleeping giant is just not aware
of its strength .... the same should hold true for other colonies like Def.
Col. Vasant Vihar, Safdarjung, Green Park etc .
DELHI - Come Out and
Vote .......
is the clarion call of the RWAs to the voters .... Flavour of Art
Foundation has brought together top artists to Paint Giant 70 feet
Banners, Posters, Songs to encourage the voter to come out and vote. Shield
(NGO) brought children with a song on their lips ..... Please vote for
our Future.
You can view all the
pictures and posters of the various events on www.flavourofart.orgCome on Delhi SHOW YOUR TRUE STRENGHT .....
next elections, you will decide how Delhi should be Governed ..... be a part of the Solution, not
the Problem.
Rajiv Kakria
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