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Let's begin with some statistics on the Central Council candidates from WIRC. Then watch this page everyday for some more information and election analysis. Use this blog as a forum of members and feel free to comment and write your views, by line your name, or anonymous, it's all right. Only request, no abuses, no personal allegations, and of course, no bound to your opinions, or thoughts.
Here you go, there are 24 candidates in fray for Central council elections from WIRC, not very unfair, it's reasonable to have at least two candidates for one seat. It's bit more than that, but not bad. 17 from Mumbai, and two each from big cities Ahmedabad, Pune, and Surat. And one from Nagpur. Why Nagpur filled only one was really surprise, because till end, we were hearing many more names. May be next time Nagpur joins the league of big cities, all the best..
And you know what, WIRC chairmen of all the last three years, has thrown their hats in the ring. Shrinivas Joshi, Sanjeev Lalan and Durgesh Kabra, Good Luck. For last so many terms, majority of the chairman wants to try their luck in the Central Council. Prafulla Chhajed and B M Agarwal from earlier term were candidates in the last elections, Sanjeev Maheshwari and Nihar Jambusaria were the candidates prior to that election. Vipul, Atul and Mitil were candidates before that. The clout of WIRC chairman is so big, and the photograph published on the cover of WIRC newsletter every month reaching to thousands of members gives a wonderful feeling of greatness to all the chairman of WIRC. The welcome address by all the branch chairman during branch visit before members across the region gives a feeling of popularity and heroism. The feel good factor is a great temptation for the chairman to try their luck in election. It's only the results that make the "chairman sir" realise the reality on the ground. Track record is not so good and the names I have listed of past chairmen only Sanjeev Maheshwari was the lucky enough to crack the Central council in first attempt. Nevertheless, serving as a chairman of WIRC is a full time job and you need to do lots of personal and professional sacrifices to ensure a successful term. Contribution of all past WIRC chairman is magnanimous and we must recognise it, irrespective of election fortunes.
Notwithstanding, Good Luck to Shrinivas Joshi, Sanjeev Lalan and Durgesh Kabra.
Out of these candidates, six are sitting council members. Trying their luck again. Shiwaji Zaware from Pune, Dhinal Shah from Ahmedabad, Rajkumar Adukia, Sanjeev Maheshwari, Pankaj Jain, and Nilesh Vikamsey all from Mumbai. Its consecutive sixth time Rajkumar Adukia is contesting for the Central Council, and last time, as his sms goes. The senior most council member from WIRC. As per new regulation, no one can be council member for more than three continuous terms. So it would be third term for Sanjeev Maheshwari and Pankaj Jain too.
From the club of past chairmen of WIRC, Prafulla Chhajed, Nihar Jambusaria are contesting the Central council elections. There are four candidates who lost their last election and trying their luck again. Nihar Jambusaria, Duresh Buch, Tarun Ghia and Prafulla Chhajed.
And our statistics is incomplete if I don't talk about one and only female candidate in this election, Pooja Gupta. After long years out of the scene, she is back.
We will talk about each of the candidates in coming days, how they are faring and what's bothering them... we will also talk about the WIRC candidates, and city analysis.
Keep watch this page and don't forget to comment and express your views in the below comment space... Will be back with my next dispatch tomorrow..
