Congress leader Jaypal reddy is a physically handicapped person. But I don't know whether his disability was by birth.
On 6/17/13, Amiyo Biswas <[email protected]> wrote: > No, none of these two politicians was partially sighted. Both of them were > totally sightless. Sadhan Gupta was a successful lawyer and he was the > additional advocate general of West Bengal for quite a long time. Dipankar > Roy travelled alone almost all over India. Both of them lost their sight in > > early childhood. > > I have also heard of S.R. Bombai who had one leg only. He was Union minister > > for some time and worked as the President of the Janata Party. I don't know > > when he lost his leg, before he joined politics or not. > > S.K. Rumta of NFB contested for a Lok-Sabha seat from Delhi in the 80s as an > > independent candidate. He lost to Rajesh Khanna, true, but he polled 6000 > votes. He did not represent any political party, as far as I know. > > We can think of the issue from another view point. We are now given dummy > Braille ballots to make the election more accessible. How far are we really > > remembered by the parties? Since we are spread across the country, how big > the challlened community is, we cannot influence the result. But religion or > > language-based communities can influence the election in a more effective > way. Since they are concentrated at a particular region, parties have to > look upon them with respect with eyes on their votes. > > > With best Regards, > Amiyo Biswas > Cell: +91-9433464329 > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Siddalingeshwar Ingalagi" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, June 17, 2013 11:57 AM > Subject: Re: [AI] VI persons in politics. > > >> is it? Visually impaired person also became politicians? I am really >> wondering? When and how? Because first time I read this message which >> you sent me. May be partialy blind. Right? >> >> On 6/17/13, Amiyo Biswas <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Anpother friend of mine wants some information on visually impaired or >>> other >>> physically challenged persons in active politics. I know of barrister >>> Sadhan >>> Gupta who was elected MP from Kolkata South in 1967 for CPIM. I also know >>> >>> of >>> Dipankar Roy who contested the election on behalf of SUCI for the >>> assembly >>> seat of Rashbihari Avenue, kolkata in 1991. Though he did not win, he >>> was >>> very famous as an orator and as an organiser. People remember him for >>> his >>> role in the students' movement in the 70s and the 80s. >>> >>> Can you supply some more information or some good articles on it? >>> >>> >>> With best Regards, >>> Amiyo Biswas >>> Cell: +91-9433464329 >>> >>> Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility >>> of >>> mobile phones / Tabs on: >>> http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in >>> >>> >>> Search for old postings at: >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >>> >>> To unsubscribe send a message to >>> [email protected] >>> with the subject unsubscribe. >>> >>> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, >>> please >>> visit the list home page at >>> http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in >>> >>> >>> Disclaimer: >>> 1. 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