Friday, November 21, 2008

Where a few votes matter

I wondered, if the armed forces had two assured votes in the Lok Sabha (very much in the realms of possibility), and the govt was surviving on a razor edge, as this one does, would it have dared to be so insensitive and moreover, unjust.

I have listed a few constituencies where we can make a significant impact. These are not necessarily the closest fought (Which Incidently is Lakshdweep where the difference was a mere 71 Votes) but from where we can expect a sizable no of Service Voters and Veterans and their families.

Closest Lok Sabha Results- 2004


Tumkur (Kar) Mallikarjunaiah S(BJP) Jagadeesh D L(JD(Secular)) 2351 Votes

Raichur (Kar) Venkatesh Naik A (INC) Raja Madangopal Nayak(JD(Secular)) 508 Votes

Hindupur(Andhra) Nizamuddin (INC) B.K.Pardhasarathi (TDP) 1840 Votes
Katihar (Bihar) NK CHOUDHARY (BJP) SHAH TARIQ ANWAR (NCP) 2565 Votes
Amreli (Guj) VIRJIBHAI THUMMAR (INC) DILEEP SANGHANI (BJP) 2030 Votes
Dohad (Guj) Babubhai Katara (BJP) Dr PK Taviyad (INC) 361 Votes
Hamirpur (Himachal) SURESH CHANDEL (BJP) THAKUR RAM LAL (INC) 1625 Votes
Rajmahal (Jharkhand) HEMLAL MURMU(JMM) THOMAS HANSDA (INC) 2974 Votes
Alleppey (Kerala) DR K S MANOJ (CPM) V M SUDHEERAN (INC) 1009 Votes
Muvattupuzha (Kerala) ADV P C THOMAS (IFDP)ADV P M ISMAIL (CPM) 529 Votes
Osmanabad (Maharashtra KR NARHIRE (Shiv Sena) LK DHOBALE (NCP) 1649 Votes
Aligarh (UP) BIJENDRA SINGH (INC) SHEELA GAUTAM (BJP) 2791 Votes
Chail (UP) SHAILENDRA KUMAR (SP) VACHASPATI (BSP) 630 Votes
Farrukhabad (UP) CHANDRA BHUSHAN SINGH (SP) LOUISE KHURSHID (INC) 2745 Votes

There are another 20 seats where the difference was less than 20000.

I hope you understand, it is POSSIBLE, only thing is to awaken now. Take the trouble to register yourself and the families.

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