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| '''Dharti Pakad''' (also spelt "Dharti Pakar" and "Dharti Pakkad" and transcribed as "Dhartipakad" and "Dhartipakar"), literally ''Dharti'' (Earth) and ''Pakad'' (Grasp) - "one who clings on", is the nickname of at least three persons in India who unsuccessfully contested several elections against top political leaders. | |||
| A satirical television show looking at electoral politics was named ''Dharti Pakad'', after ], whose nickname was Dharti Pakad. Mohan Lal, a cloth merchant from Bhopal, also had the nickname of ''Dharti Pakad'' for contesting elections against five different ]s and losing the deposit in all these elections<ref></ref>. | |||
| Nagarmal Bajoria is also known by the nick name of ''Dharti Pakad'';<ref></ref> he contested from over 278 constituencies and used donkeys for campaigning in an election.<ref></ref> There are others who have contested several elections<ref></ref> unsuccessfully, but not necessarily known by the ]. | |||
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