Get information on your MP through SMS

deepakar - 6-APR-2009

To get information about the MP from your constituency (or any other for that matter), SMS " MYNETA <PINCODE>" to 56070.

For eg, for Sheshadripuram (Bangalore South) I would SMS "MYNETA 560020".

Guidance for Voters on Election Candidates

girishkims - 5-APR-2009

Hello Forum,

I wonder if one could direct many of the people like myself with full information to know their candidates better before we go out voting.

Electoral Reforms - Transparency and Accountability in public life

Vasanthkumar Mysoremath - 5-APR-2009

Why there is avoidable delay in bringing in electoral reforms? Who is holding up the suggestions made by well known analysts like Mr.L.K.Jain and a host of others to create a transparent and accountable political system and a better vibrant society?

Should a minimum level of education be mandatory for election candidates?

Kishore - 5-APR-2009

At a recent TV9 meeting with H D Kumaraswamy and D K Shivakumar, someone suggested that parties should only field candidates with a minimum level of formal education. To which DKS responded that Politics needs common sense, not education. And HDK pointed out that the lack of education should not limit someone aspiring for political office. What do you guys think?

Capt Gopinath Interview

murali772 - 4-APR-2009

IDS avare'

The interview excerpts are expected to be put on the net by Monday. Meanwhile, I notice Capt G has himself logged in. Perhaps we may not have to wait for the interview excerpts after all.

Welcome Captain G to Praja!

Muralidhar Rao

[moderators note: promoted from comment to a new post, smartvote interviews will shortly be up on the website]

Make LS elections also as peaceful as Mysore Bi-Election last year

Vasanthkumar Mysoremath - 2-APR-2009

The Dist.Election Officer, Mysore,

Mysoreans had a highly appreciable peaceful bi-election held in late 2008 in Mysore due to the unflinching efforts of throwing all relevant rule books at the aspiring candidates concerning their ways of behaving, election code, excise rules, public nuisance, pollution, 'keep away from constituency - 48 hours earlier' etc.

Petition - Remove Criminals and Cash from Indian Elections

indian - 26-MAR-2009

Please see my online petition: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/remove-criminals-and-cash-from-indian-elections

First interview - issue or no-issues

jennypinto - 25-MAR-2009

[Comment promoted to a forum topic on behalf of Jenny]

This might be interesting to all of you.... that last night we attempted to do our first candidate interview (for praja and smartvote.in). the questionnaire includes the top issues  on our praja poll !

Report on all Karnataka MPs

jennypinto - 24-MAR-2009

Our friends and election partners at Daksh have sent in a nice consolidated report (attendance, assets, criminal records etc) to help us know our MPs. This report contains:

The Political Compass - assess your political leanings

s_yajaman - 24-MAR-2009

Found this on the net.  http://www.politicalcompass.org/index  It assesses your political leanings along two axes - economic and social. 

Economic leanings form the X-axis going from collectivism (Pol-pot)  to neo-liberalism (Friedman).  Social leanings go from Libertarian to Authoritarianism.