Assembly Elections 2013

The voters of Madhya Pradesh are being given a stark choice: pick between a caring Mama (maternal uncle) and a man whom the masses address as Maharaj (king) because of his royal roots. BJP chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, 54, is projecting himself as a “farmer’s son” who will “serve” and not “rule”. He is seeking a third term saying kings in their palaces know or care little about the people. Jyotiraditya Scindia, 42, a royal scion educated at Harvard and Stanford, is silently countering the charge by cultivating the image of a mass leader. The Congress chief campaigner moves around in an open jeep, leaning across and stretching his arms out to shake hands with people in the streets. His plea: throw out the corrupt Shivraj government. Each has distinct advantages and weaknesses. The “tried and tested” Shivraj acquired the “Mama” tag after the success of his Ladli Laxmi Yojna, under which the state gives a girl child over Rs 1 lakh in instalments till she turns 21. His problem is that most of his colleagues are seen as corrupt. “Shivraj is in our hearts but his ministers and MLAs are thieves,” said Banwarilal Shak in Gwalior city.
Jyotiraditya’s problem is that a faction-ridden Congress, despite putting up a united face in recent months, has balked at declaring him its candidate for chief minister.

“As chief minister, he will certainly do well, but will the Congress make him the chief minister? It has too many kings in its ranks,” said a doubtful Suraj Singh, sarpanch of Baretha gram panchayat in Gwalior. His allusion was to the known differences between Jyotiraditya and fellow Congress royal Digvijaya Singh. Shivraj knows his ministers are pulling him down; so he is trying to blur his team out of the picture. “If you don’t elect the MLAs, how will I become chief minister?” he pleads with folded hands. But while some of his government’s schemes have been popular, the failure of many others has earned Shivraj the nickname of “Sapno ka saudagar” (seller of dreams). So, Shivraj has been left playing the Mama vs Maharaj card. “All the kings have joined hands (in the Congress). But they live in forts while I am your servant and live among you,” he says.



As the crowd roars, the tension on the chief minister’s face eases. But Maharaj has been drawing cheers too. Every second day, he hits the streets, shaking hands. Jyotiraditya is harping on government corruption in a state whose Lokayukta is investigating 14 ministers. Mama is trying to counter the charge by insinuating that a Congress government would be more corrupt. “They have been hungry for the past 10 years. Imagine what will happen if they come to power,” he says, the unsaid implication being that his ministers’ appetite has been sated. But there’s no masking the chief minister’s nervousness.


ACCOUNT CANDIDATE           PARTY                SYMBOL
BERASIA ANITA AHIRWAR           Bahujan Samaj Party             Elephant
BERASIA MAHESH RATNAKAR   Indian National Congress  Hand
BERASIA VISHNU KHATRI   Bharatiya Janata Party Lotus

BHOPAL UTTAR ARIF AQUEEL   Indian National Congress Hand
BHOPAL UTTAR ARIF BAIG   Bharatiya Janata Party Lotus
BHOPAL UTTAR SANJAY NARWARE Bahujan Samaj Party BSP
BHOPAL UTTAR S. ARIF ALI SHANU  Samajwadi Party SP
BHOPAL UTTAR AZEEM DURRANI    Independent         Kite
BHOPAL UTTAR KABIR + KANHAYA RAO Independent          Dish Antenna
BHOPAL UTTAR RAJU/RAJKUMAR BEGWANI Independent Sewing Machine
BHOPAL UTTAR VAKEEL KHAN Independent Air Conditioner
BHOPAL UTTAR SHIVSHANKAR SHARMA Independent     Almirah

NARELA   MOHD. ATIK         Bahujan Samaj Party          Elephant
NARELA   VISHWAS SARANG         Bharatiya Janata Party        Lotus
NARELA   SUNIL SOOD Indian National Congress   Hand
NARELA   AZHAR ALI         Samajwadi Party                Bicycle
NARELA   AWADH V CHATURVEDI  Bhartiya Shakti Chetna Party FLUTE
NARELA   OM PRAKASH SHARMA Samata Party                   Air Conditioner
NARELA   JUMMAN KHAN National Loktantrik Party       Table
NARELA   NASIR ALI            Akhil Bhartiya Gondwana Party Black Board
NARELA   BHAI K. RAJVEER DOHRE  Bharatiya Bahujan Party Sewing
NARELA   SYED ABDUL JALIL SHIRAJ BHAI Independent  Whistle
NARELA   SHEKH ISHAK URF KHAN SAHAB Independent AutoRickshaw
NARELA   SUNIL BADALKAR         Independent  Saw

BHOPAL  DAKSHINPASHCHIM UMASHANKAR GUPTA BJP Lotus BHOPAL DAKSHINPASHCHIM PAPPU PARVE                  BSP Elephant
BHOPAL DAKSHINPASHCHIM SANJEEV SAXENA INC Hand
BHOPAL DAKSHINPASHCHIM PT. BABULAL MALVIYA RSP Almirah
BHOPAL DAKSHNPSHCHIM SMT MANVATI TIWARI JAMP AutoRickshaw
BHOPAL DAKSHNPSHCHM  RAGHUBEER SINGH MARKAM  GGP Saw
BHOPAL DAKSAPSCHM SIDDHARTH MORE               BASD Glass Tumbler
BPL DAKSAPSCHM DR. DINESH KUMAR SHUKLA  IND AirConditioner
BPL DAKSAPSCHM  DHANANJAY SINGH CHOUHAN   IND Coconut
BPL DAKSAPSCHM  RAMKUMAR AGRAWAL        IND Ceiling Fan
BPL DAKSAPSCHM  SHARAD KUMAR SAXENA IND Kite

BHOPAL MADHYA ARIF MASOOD                         INC   Hand
BHOPAL MADHYA NISHANT SATSANGI         BSP  Elephant
BHOPAL MADHYA SHAILENDRA KUMAR SHAILI   CPI
BHOPAL MADHYA SURENDRA NATH SINGH BJP Lotus
BHOPAL MADHYA RAM LAL/MAHATMA TYAGI  ABGP Black
BHOPAL MADHYA SURESH YADAV      LJP Bungalow
BHOPAL MADHYA JAVED SIDHDIQUI     IND Almirah
BHOPAL MADHYA PRAMOD MISHRA (RAJAN)   IND Air Conditioner
BHOPAL MADHYA SACHIN DAS BABBA     IND        HOCKEY & BALL

GOVINDPURA GOVIND GOYAL INC   Hand
GOVINDPURA BABOOLAL GOUR BJP   Lotus
GOVINDPURA RAMPAL DHOSALE BSP Elephant
GOVINDPURA HARSHWARDHAN SINGH RAJPUT NCP Clock
GOVINDPURA SMT URMILA SINGH PORTE           ABGP Black Board
GOVINDPURA GANESH BHARTI   BSCP FLUTE
GOVINDPURA GULAB YADAV   SP Bicycle
GOVINDPURA K.P. DWIVEDI              SUCI Battery Torch
GOVINDPURA SANJAY SAXENA     SHS Bow & Arrow
GOVINDPURA ANIL WANI                     IND CALCULATOR
GOVINDPURA DEVENDRA PRAKASH     IND Walking Stick
GOVINDPURA DWARKA PRASAD SEN     IND Scissors
GOVINDPURA NAG SEN TAYADE     IND Auto- Rickshaw
GOVINDPURA BALRAM UCHCHAL/SUNNY PETER IND Candles
GOVINDPURA RAHUL KUMAR SAXENA IND            Hat
HUZUR ANIL PANDEY BSP Elephant
HUZUR MANOJ TRIPATHI NCP Clock
HUZUR RAJENDRA MANDLOI INC    Hand
HUZUR RAMESHWAR SHARMA BJP         Lotus
HUZUR RAMSWAROOP YADAV SP         Bicycle
HUZUR SURESH UIKEY GGP Saw
HUZUR RADHESHYAM PRAJAPATI IND Air Conditioner
HUZUR YASWANT SINGH MEENA IND Almirah

Then there is None Of The Above or NOTA.

None of the Above (NOTA), also known as "against all" or a "scratch" vote, is a ballot option in some jurisdictions or organizations, designed to allow the voter to indicate disapproval of all of the candidates in a voting system. It is based on the principle that consent requires the ability to withhold consent in an election, just as they can by voting no on ballot questions.


The Election Commission of India told the Supreme Court in 2009 that it wished to offer the voter a "None of the above" option at the ballot, which was something that the government had generally opposed.[20] The People's Union for Civil Liberties, a non-governmental organisation, filed a Public-interest litigation statement in support of this. On 27 September 2013, the Supreme Court of India ruled that the right to register a "none of the above" vote in elections should apply, noting that it would increase participation. The judges said that this "would lead to a systemic change in polls and political parties will be forced to project clean candidates". "Democracy is all about choices and voters will be empowered by this right of negative voting," said the order passed by a bench headed by Chief Justice P Sathasivam.
The "none of the above" (NOTA) choice differs radically from "right to reject" (RTR). Although the votes registered as NOTA are counted, they will not change the outcome of the election process.The Supreme Court ordered the Election Commission to provide a NOTA button on the voting machine which would give voters the option to choose "none of the above". The Election Commission has said that the judgement will be implemented immediately. Although frequently termed a "right to reject" in India, a former head of the Election Commission has noted that it is not in fact such a thing.The Supreme Court of India ruling in September 2013 that a NOTA option must be implemented does not affect a campaign by the Aam Aadmi Party for RTR. The Aam Aadmi Party's RTR concept is intended to allow a situation whereby if sufficient people vote to reject then the election is voided and a new election would be held.

NOTA, recently introduced  might be a toothless weapon today, but if not exercised, will bring us back to the same situation "Choosing Not a leader, but a lesser criminal". Number of NOTA Votes polled today will decide the course of elections tomorrow. If Supreme Court has finally woken up to introduce NOTA, they will definitely wait to see Public reaction, to give appropriate Teeth and Power to it.