Bansal, Jain blog for youth support

Times of India

30 Apr 2009, CHANDIGARH: With few days left for polling, those in the fray are using blogs, e-mails and SMSes to reach out to voters, especially the youth।Candidates are trekking the online path to reach out to people who are unlikely to attend rallies or other public meetings.
Blogs have emerged as a strong platform for candidates to express their opinion on current issues, enabling a candidate to tap the youth, especially, college and university students who are preoccupied with exams at this time.
Congress candidate Pawan Bansal and BJP candidate Satya Pal Jain have used their blogs effectively to grab the attention of young voters. They stick to topics that generate a debate among readers and show that they are on the same wavelength.
... BJP's Jain has used his blog to focus on more immediate issues affecting the life of city residents ? multi-level parking, electricity problem, Chandigarh as an educational hub, Metro rail, provision of additional floors in residential, commercial and industrial buildings, 3.5% share of Chandigarh in BBMB project and traffic and housing problem in the city. ...
...Jain who had used his website in the last election, said blog is a good medium to communicate with voters as the main thrust of candidates is to communicate and interact with voter. Moreover, the voters provide valuable suggestions and good feedback.

Electoral battle shifts to the blogosphere

Chandigarh Newsline
Apr 24, 2009 Chandigarh: New-age communication techniques have made inroads into canvassing methods as well — the latest addition to the arsenal is blogging.

To actively woo the youth, the candidates have taken to posting regular updates of their views on various issues — discussions range from the Rent Act to the sitcom Friends — on the Internet.

On the flip side, the candidates too get ample feedback on what the electorate wants.

Congress candidate Pawan Kumar Bansal’s blog (pawanbansalforchd.com) airs his opinion on alternate career options and opportunities for the youth, luxury brands as well as the launch of Nano while BJP candidate Satya Pal Jain (blog.satyapaljain.com) puts across his views on education, additional storeys in all buildings and the introduction of Metro services in the city.

Residents are also free to express diverse views on all issues under the sun. A resident advocates that brain drain from the city be stemmed by ensuring that lucrative jobs are available in the city.

The traffic problem and the need for more parking spaces is another issue of debate. “I face a lot of problems while commuting in the city. The road dividing Sectors 35 and 22 is mostly packed. I think the advent of the Metro will ease the situation and make Chandigarh pollution free,” comments a blogger Richa.

Improving tourism, preventing illegal construction around the Sukhna Lake and bringing unutilised land in IT Park under good use are also on the priority list of the bloggers.

The youngsters, not satisfied by just the candidates’ comments also want to know the logic behind their views and how they plan to achieve their promise.

The famous tagline of Friends “I’ll be there for you” just took on a new meaning for the youth.

जैन की वेबसाइट की औपचारिक लांचिंग

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युवओं के लिए प्रचार ऑनलाइन

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Website on Satya Pal Jain launched

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I am available at a click - Jain

VoteChandigarh.com

Website of Senior advocate and BJP candidate for Chandigarh Lok sabha constituency Mr Satya Pal Jain www.satyapaljain.com has been officially launched today with many innovative features. The website is not only pleasant looking it also easy to navigate. It has links to the blog of Mr Jain. With access to website, blog and SMS it has become easy for voters, especially the youth, to connect with their candidate.

This website and the SMS facility will provide them a forum to give their suggestions for improvements for their own “city beautiful”. The Web site of Mr Jain will not only be a way to reach out to the people it will also be a channel for him to know their views and feedback and opinions. ...

... According to Mr Jain even after the elections he will continue to be in touch with the common man through new technology to ensure that he is connected with the people and the people and their representative can contribute to solution of problems of Chandigarh

भाजपा प्रत्याशी जैन की वेबसाइट लांच

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Official Launch of www.SatyaPalJain.com

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Tech-savvy parties proactive in 'creating' voters

The Times Of India
CHANDIGARH: If you are yet to get an electoral identity card made, please rush as the UT election department has fixed April 7 as last date for the purpose. And if you are too lazy to go through the cumbersome procedure, approach any political party’s office to get hands-on assistance for acquiring the poll ID. Yes, the poll managers are here to guide you for all the obvious reasons.

Inquiries by The Times of India disclosed that BJP candidate Satya Pal Jain has been running a helpline in the Sector-33 party office. Apart from the availability of election ID forms, details about personal documents to be attached or any other related information can be attained from the office.

With novel ways of election campaigning, poll managers of various political parties have been overbusy using every new trick to reach to the voters. From sending SMSes to opening individual blogs of party candidates, the managers have been devising new ways of wooing the voters. By making smart use of technology these parties are entering another era of poll camapinging. ...

Netas on people track, not e-path

The Times of India

CHANDIGARH: In this age of quick information dissemination, political parties have been increasingly opting for e-campaigning, but in the city,

where the distances are not much and people easier to reach, most contenders feel there’s no substitute for people-to-people contact.

... . However, it’s BJP candidate Satya Pal Jain who is all for e-campaigning to reach his voters, perhaps given the party’s largely urban base. Jain, who has a blog, updates his entries and answers queries of his voters. According to BJP media-incharge Kehar Singh Kaundal, “Jain makes it a point to read every query of his voters on the blog everyday and to answer it,” said Kaundal.