Only one woman among 14 in Ludhiana West poll fray

In the upcoming Ludhiana West bypoll, only one woman candidate is contesting the election. None of the major political parties have fielded woman for the bypoll slated for June 19. Renu is the only woman who is contesting the poll as an Independent.

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A total of eight Independent candidates are in the fray, which include Gurdeep Singh Kahlon, Paramjit Singh Bharaj, Baldev Rak Katna Debi, Pawandeep Singh, Albert Dua, Rajesh Sharma, Neetu and Renu.

Renu is a graduate from Delhi University and an active social worker. Hailing from Ludhiana, she shifted to Delhi as her father was working with the Northen Railway and spent many years of her life there but Ludhiana is where her heart belongs. Staying in the city for the past around nine years, she tries to contribute whatever she can for the welfare of residents.

“I owned a salon but then got associated with Aam Aadmi Party when Anna Hazare started a movement and now, I am working for a social cause. Wherever I think I can contribute for the uplift of society, I do the same,” she said.

Renu’s main focus is on women and senior citizens. For the city, the emphasis will be on civic amenities such as roads, parks and sanitation but she wants to work in the larger interests of society.

“World has progressed a lot but women failed to get their due. I want to work for the uplift of the women and providing a respectable position to senior citizens, which are like a treasure for any generation,” she said.

Renu’s father, Ratan Lal Deepak, was a famous singer and used to sing on All India Radio and she too has a bent for singing.

Meanwhile, of the eight Independent candidates, one candidate has done LLB, two have done engineering, three are graduate, one has done Class XII and one is illiterate.