Bapu to contest civic polls

Known as Bapu among his admirers, Shambhulinge Gowda, in keeping with his Gandhian leaning, declares that he will not spend more than Rs 10 a day on his BBMP poll campaign

Known as Bapu among his admirers, Shambhulinge Gowda, in keeping with his Gandhian leaning, declares that he will not spend more than Rs 10 a day on his BBMP poll campaign

Don't get confused if you see a man during the BBMP polls who looks like Mahatma Gandhi. You don't suffer from a chemical locha in your brain and the man is no Gandhi.
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Shambhulinge Gowda (49), who follows Gandhian principles and is contesting BBMP, is popularly known as Bapu, and is the poorest candidate contesting the elections.
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He has has no movable or immovable assets. However, Gowda says he is determined to give a tough fight to candidates who are flush with funds.

Shambhulinge Gowdau00a0campaigns for over 15 hours a day on his bicycle

Dhoti character

Gowda, who has filed his nomination from Bagalkunte, has been wearing just a khadi dhoti for about a decade now and dispenses ayurvedic medicine to earn a living.

"I have filed my nomination and have even started my election campaign. I campaign for over 15 hours a day on my bicycle and hopeu00a0 to make it to the council this time," he said.
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Talking about his campaign, Gowda said, "As I don't believe in bribing, I don't even offer tea to the voters. I have decided that I will not spend more than Rs 10 a day."

Raghav B, au00a0 resident of Bagalkunte, said, "Gowda is different from others. Though we are not sure that he'll win, I wish more more people would vote for such a modest man."

4 times Unlucky

shambhulinge Gowda is contesting the BBMP elections for the first time. Earlier, he had fought two Assembly elections from Maddur and T Dasaralli constituencies. He had also contested the Parliamentary election from Mandya and the 2009 by-polls from Govindrajajnagar.