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The '''Doordarshi Party''' (Hindi: दूरदर्शी | The '''Doordarshi Party''' (Hindi: दूरदर्शी; also written as ''Door Darshi Party'') was a [[political party]] in [[India]]. It was founded in [[Ahmedabad]] on 24 March 1980 by religious leader [[Baba (honorific)|Baba]] Jai Gurudev on a platform of [[social reform]] and spiritual growth. The party did not receive significant support and withdrew from [[electoral politics]] in 1997.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jai Gurudev still pulls weight in UP|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2004-03-25/india/28331952_1_political-outfit-caste-black-money/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614053456/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2004-03-25/india/28331952_1_political-outfit-caste-black-money|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 June 2012|work=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=9 January 2012}}</ref> | ||
==Doordarshi Party Manifesto== | ==Doordarshi Party Manifesto== | ||
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! Year !! Seats contested !! Won !! % of votes | ! Year !! Seats contested !! Won !! % of votes | ||
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| 1984 || 97 || | | 1984 || 97 || 5|| 20% | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1989 || 288 || | | 1989 || 288 || 30 ||30% | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1991 || 321 || | | 1991 || 321 || 47 || 39% | ||
|} | |} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
[[Category:Defunct political parties in India]] | [[Category:Defunct political parties in India]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:28, 9 December 2021
The Doordarshi Party (Hindi: दूरदर्शी; also written as Door Darshi Party) was a political party in India. It was founded in Ahmedabad on 24 March 1980 by religious leader Baba Jai Gurudev on a platform of social reform and spiritual growth. The party did not receive significant support and withdrew from electoral politics in 1997.[1]
Doordarshi Party Manifesto[edit | edit source]
The Doordarshi Party campaigned with pledges to address issues including:
- Reform of the Constitution of India
- Release of innocent people in prison
- Employment for every educated youth
- Abolition of octroi taxes
- Exemption of farmers from repayment of loans for agricultural purposes
- Limiting elected politicians to a single tenure of five years with enforced retirement at age 60
- Sale of lossmaking nationalized industries
- Clampdown on black money
- Lowering of the retirement age to 60, with immediate payment of all pension fund entitlement
- Banning labour union involvement in politics
- Introduction of a dowry system acceptable to all
- Intellectuals shall be given due respect that they deserve.
- India should pay off
loans
- All nations should regard India as the supreme power.
- The respect and dignity of employees & officials should be restored.
All party candidates were required to be teetotal vegetarians.
Election results[edit | edit source]
The Doordarshi contested three General Elections to the Lok Sabha but won no seats.[2]
| Year | Seats contested | Won | % of votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 97 | 5 | 20% |
| 1989 | 288 | 30 | 30% |
| 1991 | 321 | 47 | 39% |
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Jai Gurudev still pulls weight in UP". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
- ↑ "Poll Stats Genie". IBNLive.com. CNN-IBN. Archived from the original on 3 March 2009. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
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