Indore: 'Dhartipakad' files first nomination

Indore (Madhya Pradesh): Once again, Parmanand Tolani alias 'Dhartipakad' was the first to file his nomination as an independent candidate for the post of Mayor on Saturday.

Tolani, who is a property broker by profession, has a penchant for fighting almost all the elections, and is the first to file his nomination.

He filed the papers at 10.45 pm before ADM Rajesh Rathod. He first entered the electoral battlefield in 1989 and has contested 17 elections including Parliamentary, Assembly and Corporation elections, and has lost every time. As per the affidavit, 10th pass Tolani has cash of Rs 5 lakh in banks and has a flat in Khatiwala Tank area. He has two daughters.

Despite having faced defeat in 17 elections, 59-year-old real estate professional Parmanand Tolani, labelled as “Dharti Pakad of Indore”, filed his nomination papers to contest for Lok Sabha Election 2019.

Tolani is the son of retired professional Metharam, who had also contested in elections with hope to win for 30 years.

As Taai, Sumitra Mahajan, the former Lok Sabha speaker wasn't around last timer in year 2019, Tolani was hopeful of a win but lost to Shankar Lalwani, who had won the LS poll with the biggest margin in the country.

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