By Pervez Bari, TwoCircles.net,
Bhopal: The recently formed Social Democratic Party of India, (SDPI), has made a winning start in electoral politics at last. It made a stunning victory in Rajasthan Gram Panchayat election.
The SDPI candidate Mohammad Haneef has been elected as the Sarpanch of the Chann Panchayat in Sawai Madhopur district of Rajasthan. He is SDPI Bilapur branch secretary.
In all 5200 votes(60 per cent polling) were polled in the election. Out of these the SDPI candidate secured 2448 votes while Bharatiya Janata Party, (BJP), candidate Kamlesh finished second getting 1224 votes only.
It is important to note here that the total Muslim votes in the Chann Panchayat are 2100 whereas there are 3100 non-Muslim voters.
It may be recalled here that in 1960 Ikramuddeen Qazi was the last Muslim Sarpanch before Haneef. Candidates from Meena and Gujjar groups were winning the seat until now.
The statistics tell that only 1700 Muslim votes were polled in the election. It clearly indicates the significant influence the SDPI made among non-Muslim voters. ([email protected])