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| Irony: Education no criteria for voters | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, Dec 4: Educational qualification of candidates contesting election is not a tool to influence them. Had it been so Qazi Mohammed Afzal, who has passed eighth standard, would have not defeated National Conference Chief, Omar Abdullah, who holds a B.Com degree, from Ganderbal constituency in 2002.The two are pitted against each other again in the current election. Again Rachpal Singh, who has studied up to 10+2, defeated the Congress candidate, Ashok Kumar Sharma, a law graduate, in 2002 election. Rachpal is again the National Conference candidate from Kalakote constituency in Rajouri district.
In his affidavit, while filing his nomination papers Nawang Rigzin Jora, a former Minister, has written that he is literate and can read and write. It created some misgivings among people but later it was revealed that Jora is a graduate from St. Stephen's college, New Delhi. In the previous election he was elected unopposed from Leh constituency and this time he has in Thupstan Chhewag, a law graduate, the main rival. Mohammed Khalil Band and Mohammed Khalil Naik, only matriculates, had defeated better qualified opponents in 2002 from Pulwama and Wachi constituencies respectively. The two are again in the field from the same constituencies. This time Naik, who is a nominee of the CPIM has to face a tough challenge from the PDP Chief, Mehbooba Mufti, a law graduate, who has filed his nomination papers from Wachi constituency.
Majority of candidates in the field are either simple graduates or law graduates. Several candidates hold postgraduate degrees including Taj Mohiuddin MSc LLB contesting as congress candidate from Uri, Harsh Dev Singh, Panthers Party candidate, who is MA.LLB, from Ramnagar constituency. Dr Nirmal Singh contesting the Gandhi Nagar constituency on BJP ticket is the only candidate with a doctorate degree in history. Manohar Lal Sharma is another candidate holding Ph.D degree in Chemistry and is contesting from Billawar constituency in Kathua district. Shoab Lone, contesting from Sangrama constituency, is holding BSc degree in Forestry. Ghulam Mohammed Mattoo holds postgraduate degree in medicines and is contesting as an independent candidate from Baramullah constituency. Though there are three other candidates, with degree in medicines, in the field Mattoo is the only candidate who has been practising doctor. Dr Farooq Abdullah and Dr Mehboob Beg possess MBBS degree they have not practised for a long time. Romesh Chander is an Ayurvedic practitioner having BMS degree. He is a congress candidate from Nowshehra in Rajouri district from where he was elected in 2002.Chaman Lal , NC candidate from Ramban is M. Phil in Urdu. Molvi Abdul Rashid is a Matriculate from Lahore University and is again contesting from Banihal from where he was elected in 2002. |
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