Candidate contests to be defeated in polls | Latest News India - Hindustan Times
close_game
close_game

Candidate contests to be defeated in polls

PTI | ByPress Trust of India, Indore
Apr 28, 2004 08:43 PM IST

Winning is not everything for this candidate from Indore Lok Sabha seat who is contesting with the objective of losing the eighth time.

Winning is not everything for this independent candidate from Indore Lok Sabha seat who is contesting the polls with the objective of losing the eighth time and aiming for a place in the record books and not the august Parliament house.

HT Image
HT Image

Ajit Kumar Jain (Patwa), a veteran of nine assembly polls, seven Lok Sabha polls and seven civic polls, is by profession a jewellery cutter employed in the Sarafa bazar in neighbouring Dhar district.

Hindustan Times - your fastest source for breaking news! Read now.

"While everybody is contesting the Lok Sabha polls in the country with a goal to reach the august Parliament house, I am doing it to register another defeat to get a place in the coveted Limca or Guinness book of records under the category of maximum defeats if any, by any individual in the world," Jain told PTI here yesterday.

Besides the mandatory security deposit of Rs 10,000, Jain claimed that he would be spending just Rs 300 on the electioneering to convince the voters that polls can be contested even by those who don't have lot of money.

To prove his point, he appealed to the voters to defeat him with a large number of votes and added there is no point in wasting energy in appealing voters to vote for him.

Like popular politicians, he has launched a handcart-mounted rath with an appeal painted on thermocol sheets reading "bhari se bhari maton se haraiye" (ensure defeat with maximum number of votes) on which he campaigns after working for the whole day.

Unveiling Elections 2024: The Big Picture', a fresh segment in HT's talk show 'The Interview with Kumkum Chadha', where leaders across the political spectrum discuss the upcoming general elections. Watch now!

Get Current Updates on India News, Election 2024, Mukhtar Ansari Death News Live, Bihar Board 10th Result 2024 Live along with Latest News and Top Headlines from India and around the world.
SHARE THIS ARTICLE ON
Share this article
SHARE
Story Saved
Live Score
OPEN APP
Saved Articles
Following
My Reads
Sign out
New Delhi 0C
Friday, March 29, 2024
Start 14 Days Free Trial Subscribe Now
Follow Us On