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'''Dharti Pakad''' (also spelt Dharti Pakar and Dharti Pakkad; transcribed as Dhartipakad and Dhartipakar as well) (etymology: ''Dharti'' = Earth; ''Pakad'' = Grasp: "One who clings on") is the nickname of at least three persons in [[India]] who contested unsuccessfully in several elections against top political leaders.<br />
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A [[satirical]] television show looking at the electoral politics was named ''Dharti Pakad'' after a man named [[Kaka Joginder Singh]], whose nickname was Dharti Pakad. Mohan Lal, a cloth merchant from [[Bhopal]], also had the nickname of Dharti Pakad for contesting elections against five different Prime Ministers and losing the deposit in all these elections.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.outlookindia.com/full.asp?fodname=20070507&fname=Cover+Story+%28F%29&sid=1&pn=2 |title=The Miracle That Is India |publisher=Outlookindia.com |date= |accessdate=2012-02-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070505231300/http://www.outlookindia.com/full.asp?fodname=20070507 |archive-date=5 May 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Nagarmal Bajoria is also known by the nickname of Dharti Pakad;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20040328/nation.htm |title=The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Nation |publisher=Tribuneindia.com |date= |accessdate=2012-02-18}}</ref> he contested from over 278 constituencies and used donkeys for campaigning in an election.<ref>[http://in.news.yahoo.com/050210/43/2jis5.html ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050913005959/http://in.news.yahoo.com/050210/43/2jis5.html |date=13 September 2005 }}</ref> There are others who have contested several elections (see [http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Guwahati/Lost-81-times-ready-to-take-on-PM/Article1-221372.aspx this] for example) unsuccessfully, but not necessarily known by the [[sobriquet]].<br />
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Dharti Pakad is also a popular nickname in office politics referring to individuals who have no case for meaningful existence in the prevailing environment.<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070311074451/http://www.newswatch.in/?p=323]<br />
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