Political parties are represented by their symbols, and most of us may be able to identify the Congress’s hand, BJP’s lotus, TRS’s car, Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) broom, etc. as they are in the news. But ever wondered what independent candidates who contest elections choose to represent themselves?
The answer ranges from an electric pole to a fish, as many of the hopefuls choices may make you wonder as to what made them choose their symbols. Going through the lists of candidates, some of the symbols independents and members of lesser known parties chose included items like a stethoscope, calculator, and other things which evoked nothing but laughter from voters.
For example, Boddu Sadanand, an independent candidate from Secunderabad constituency, chose the bottle as his symbol, while K. Mohan, one of his opponents chose the funnel. Other symbols from the constituency are an electric pole, a bat, a balloon, a cup and saucer, a battery torch etc.
Similarly, in the Yakutpua constituency, independent candidate Rama Krishna Goud S., chose a coconut as his symbol!
“I don’t know if I will vote for such funny symbols. I don’t think I will ever vote for a ‘gas cylinder’. Candidates need to choose better symbols, or people will simply laugh at them,” said Preethi Reddy, a 24-year-old resident of Habsiguda. The list goes on and many other symbols have been chosen by lesser known parties and other independent candidates. The choices however evoked more laughter than curiosity among voters.
Other items that found their way into the electoral battle are the gas cylinder, camera, candle, slate, a basket containing fruits, a coat, carpet, a pen stand, dish-antenna, flute, gas stove, and many more. Ohd.
Abdul Azeem, contesting the Karwan constituency chose ‘bread’ as his symbol, while the Indian Christian Secular Party chose a ‘trumpet’ as its symbol!
“This shows how serious some candidates are. Such funny symbols represent how silly they are,” remarked Sai Krishna (22), an engineering student.
