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Rakhi Sawant to contest LS polls from Mumbai

  •   Thu, Mar 27 2014 08:43:14 AM

Mumbai, Mar 27 (IANS): The Lok Sabha election in Mumbai North-West constituency will get a dose of glamour with the entry of Bollywood item girl Rakhi Sawant as an Independent candidate.

"I have been virtually mobbed by people demanding that I should fight the election, so here I am," Sawant told media persons here Wednesday.

She will lock horns with Congress's former union minister and party general secretary Gurudas Kamat and Shiv Sena's Gajanan Kirtikar.

Others in the fray are Bollywood actor-director Mahesh Manjrekar of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena, producer-actor Kamaal R. Khan of the Samajwadi Party and Mayank Gandhi of the Aam Aadmi Party.

Sawant had recently called on the Bharatiya Janata Party's top leadership in New Delhi and expressed her admiration for its prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi.

"I was offered a BJP ticket from Srirampur in West Bengal. But I am from Mumbai and known Hindi and Marathi. I don't know the local language of West Bengal, so why should I stand from there?" she said.

"Please give me one chance and see what I can do," the actress urged.

Sawant said she was leaving the film industry for the cause of the people and would take up cudgels for women for dignity and respect in society.

Sawant was attired in a green outfit and covered her head with a scarf as she posed for media persons.

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  • Am, Mangalore

    Thu, Mar 27 2014

    Hi, I want to tell something... Our india need like this cheap candidates... Because our india never become rich.. When our old political leaders there how our india become rich.. When they making money.. Pls give chance to good humans.. Every 2yrs change the candidates, our india not poor in peoples.. 2nd place... So wake up guys..

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  • Prashant, Shirva/Dubai

    Thu, Mar 27 2014

    Rakhi..Entertainment....Entertainment.... Entertainment.In future Loksabha each and every session item song will be played.

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  • Vincent Praveen Castelino, Pernal / Mumbai

    Thu, Mar 27 2014



    News......Rakhi Sawant...and contesting LS Polls from Mumbai and Independent !!!!

    Nowadays it's just become a "Fashion" for film actors/actress's to contest elections. Anyways, good Luck Rakhi Aunt!!!

    But if she wins by fluke !!! there will be "Full Attendance" for the young and the old M.P's at the parliament if she is present.

    Not a bad idea....Entertainment at the Indian Parliament for a change!!!

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  • chandran, chitpalli

    Thu, Mar 27 2014

    if Rakhi is coming to politics our old politicians will not retire, parliament sessions will not be bored and during campaign crowd will be huge.. only Entertainment..entertainment..entertainment..

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  • JS,

    Thu, Mar 27 2014

    The winning chances are there If voting done during night time.

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  • haris, dubai

    Thu, Mar 27 2014

    She also can be a PM candidate. She can claim "Rakhi Wave" in India.
    But still better than "Modi Wave"

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  • Sudheer, Mangalore

    Thu, Mar 27 2014

    You are right even Rakhi can create Rakhi wave, but Pappu cant even make any small sound, its just like tuuuusssssssssssssssss

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  • vivian, Dubai/Omzoor/Mangalore

    Thu, Mar 27 2014

    Rakhi Promised if she wins der will be no censor board in future in Bollywood. :)

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  • Joseph F. Gonsalves, Bannur, Puttur / Mangalore

    Thu, Mar 27 2014

    If your comment comes true, it will be more visibly, viably and expediently enticing porny parliament. Uma Bharati and ramdev will teach them the decorum and Modi will snoop all of them.

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  • Sudhakar, Kallianpur

    Thu, Mar 27 2014

    Mr. Joseph,
    What is the harm in Rakhi Sawant contesting the election, since other actress candidates like Nagma, Ramya has exposed not less than Sakhi Sawant.

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  • P.R.Akash, Mangalore, Muscat

    Thu, Mar 27 2014

    I am waiting for Sunny Leon's announcement to contest as she gives everything for the people.

    No wonder if Loksabha and Rajyasabha are converted into Opera Houses with all these people from the film industry are given tickets to contest elections.

    Political parties should follow some norms while giving tickets like educational qualifications, minimum number of years experience in politics, his/her service to society, etc., If the candidate is not qualified in none of these areas his/her, the Election Commission should reject their candidature. We can't run the government just by popularity. Would any businessman take them to run his company?

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  • macho, moodbidri

    Thu, Mar 27 2014

    At least with her move, we can expect some more attandace from the MP's in LOKSABHA.
    Imagine, if POONAM PANDEY, SUNNY LEONE..... all get elected as MP.
    Attendance in Loksabha guaranteed 100%

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  • panda, Bangalore

    Thu, Mar 27 2014

    This is a bad joke

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  • Jayant Patil, Mumbai

    Thu, Mar 27 2014

    We have to support all the contestants in this poll, because every candidate has one special thing

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  • Af, mangalore

    Thu, Mar 27 2014

    This time Indian Parliament is full of filmy figures,
    Hope No one will sleeping during the session,
    Only Entertainment

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  • R.Bhandarkar, M'lore

    Thu, Mar 27 2014

    "Please give me one chance and see what I can do," the actress urged.
    This is the main problem....If she says like this What can I...I mean others do?

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  • Slivester, Bombay

    Thu, Mar 27 2014

    no wonder Item songs in Bollywood and Item Girl in Politics.. what an Idea sirji?

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  • Praveen, Mangalore

    Thu, Mar 27 2014

    O my God, where we are heading.

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