Kaka Joginder Singh (1918 in

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– 23 December 1998, in

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) (also known as Dharti Pakar, meaning "one who clings") was a textile owner and

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who contested and lost over 300 elections in India.The Evergreen Candidate
Rediff - 4 February 1998

Early life and career

He earned his money through his shop in Bareilly KAKA STORE DHARTIPAKAD

. In elections, he always contested as an independent, and always lost.

Thoughts on his campaigns

Singh looked at the security deposit which he has always lost as his 'humble contribution' to the national fund, and said he never campaigned or used money to earn support. The campaign donations for 1991 were Rs. 2500 and after 1997, the security deposit was raised to Rs. 15000.Capt Sahgal creates history
The Tribune, Chandigarh - 17 June 2002 His election promises included: repaying all foreign loans, more character building in schools, and bringing back the

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system as a

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for the

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Earning of "Dharti Pakar"

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. The most prolific year for him was during the 1992 10th Presidential elections where he earned fourth place in the polling with 1135 votes, losing to

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. He also contested elections from 14 states of India in the 1990s, mostly for state assemblies. In 1992 he contested against K.R. Narayanan for

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and secured 1 vote.

Election efforts

*He earned 451 votes (0.23%) in the

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poll for 1982 *He earned 1848 votes (0.33%) in the

poll for 1985 *He earned 46 votes in the 1991 New Delhi elections *He was fourth in the polling for the

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elections of 1998, with 212 votes (0.02%)

Death

Singh died on 23 December 1998.Dhartipakar dead
TribuneIndia - 24 December 1998 Earlier in the year, he tried to contest elections against

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and

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References

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