Elections in 5 states will get over soon
National Elections will be over in 7/8 months
Here is a partial list of what Anchors and Experts will
debate on TV channels for the next few months :
> SEATS
* No of seats in Lok Sabha / State Legislative
Assemblies
* No of seats contributed by each state
* Current share of seats / political party-wise
* Projected share of seats ( who will win how
many )
* " Combinations & Permutations
" possible to form UPA 3 / NDA 2
> CONTESTANTS
* No of contestants for each seat
* Dynasty to which each belongs
* Religion / Caste / Sub-caste , to which each
belongs
* Declaration of Assets / Wealth - and growth
% since 2009
* Criminal records
* Who will win , from where and why
> VOTERS
* No of eligible voters ( State-wise / Religion-wise
/ Caste-wise )
* No of first-time voters
> VOTES
POLLED
* Total
* Constituency-wise
* Vote-Share %
* Vote % Swing
* Margins
> POLITICAL PARTIES
* National Vs Regional
* War Chest accumulated
* Money spent ( - of course , cash without
account only ! )
* Gain / Loss of vote-share
* No of rallies
* Average attendance at rallies
* No of high profile campaigners
* No of helicopters / trucks / buses hired
* Kilometers covered
* Freebies included in respective Manifestos
* Pre-poll / Post-poll alliances
* Seat-sharing formulas
* No of violations of Code of Conduct
* Mastery in abuses hurled ( or ,
received ? )
>
ELECTION COMMISSION
* No of polling booths / sensitive booths
* No of Returning Officers / Poll Observers
* No of policemen / security forces deployed
* No of EVMs
* No of complaints received
There is no doubt , I have missed out many items
Alas !
Our " Democracy " has been reduced to its
" Lowest Common Denominator " , of a process called " Voting " !
Karl Marx may have said,
" Religion is
the opium of the masses "
I would like to paraphrase , by saying,
" Elections
are the opium of Indian Voters "
* hemen parekh
( 26 Nov
2013 )
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