A file photo of Dr. Shankaregowda treating patients in Mandya —DC Mysore: Euphoric over the Delhi assembly poll triumph, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has set its eye on Karnataka and is looking for able candidates, who enjoy a good social image and clean record. Probably, the AAP’s first candidate would be the famous ‘Rs 5 doctor’, Dr S.C. Shankare Gowda, who is likely to be fielded from Mandya parliamentary constituency.
Senior journalist and AAP member Vasanth Kumar of Mandya said Dr. Shankare Gowda is loved by people of the district for his remarkable service to society. “There is a public pressure on Dr Gowda to contest the Lok Sabha elections from Mandya, we are trying to persuade him to be the AAP candidate”, he said.
Dr Shankare Gowda no doubt, is a living legend in Mandya. Hailing from Shivanahalli taluk, he treats patients at his village in the morning and at his clinic in Mandya in the afternoon. While he charges Rs 5 for patients in Mandya, he treats patients free in his village. He is also an agriculturist, farming in his 6 acre plot of land and treats labourers who come to him free of cost.
Patients from faraway places come to visit Dr Gowda, not only because he charges only Rs 5 but for his good treatment. He treats all kinds of skin ailments and prescribes medicines that are not too costly.
Currently, Dr Gowda is the Mandya Zilla Panchayat vice-president. He was elected from Dudda panchayat constituency on a JD(S) ticket though he did not campaign or spend a rupee from his pocket, but he is unlikely to get the JD(S) ticket for the Lok Sabha seat.
Meanwhile, AAP Karnataka official spokesperson Rohit Ranjan told Deccan Chronicle that the party was seeking opinions from the public. The process of finalising candidates will begin from January 15. Anyone is free to apply to be an AAP candidate by filing the application available at the party website.
“Post-the-Delhi-election, AAP membership has swelled to over 50,000 from the previous 15,000, which is significant. We are hopeful of converting the traditional caste-religion driven politics to issue-based politics in Karnataka. To win the confidence of rural voters, who hold the key to electoral success, AAP has commissioned a survey to understand the problems of farmers and other voters in rural Karnataka”.
AAP Karnataka preparatory committee member Giridhar said the party is undertaking door-to-door canvassing like it did in Delhi. AAP Mysore convener M.S.Vinod said the party intends to field a candidate from Mysore constituency and proposes to open offices in all 65 wards of Mysore city corporation for which he has sought office space or an empty garage in the wards from supporters of AAP.
Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Admi Party (AAP) is certainly a party with a difference, not just for its ideology. Its candidates are political novices--- a former IAS officer, businessmen, an ex-NSG commando, bank officials, teachers and journalists, who quit their jobs to bring in a change. Here are those who won against veteran politicians in Assembly polls. 
Tech graduate to founder of AAP, the political journey of AAP founder Arvind Kejriwal, a graduate of the IIT, Kharagpur, began few years ago. But he proved the might of the common man this polls by winning huge votes against three-time CM Sheila Dikshit, thereby ushering a revolutionary change in Indian politics. Commando Surender Singh, who was with the Army for 14 years, fought Kargil War. As part of the commando team deployed at Hotel Taj during 26/11 terror attacks, he fought the terrorists bravely, but was critically injured and lost his hearing ability, because of which he had to quit the Army.A journalist by profession Manish Sisodia, 41 (Patparganj) has worked for a private news channel and All India Radio prior to turning an RTI activist. He was in jail with Anna Hazare in their fight against corruption.IIT and law graduate Somnath Bharti, 39, (Malviya Nagar) was the one who fought for 8 innocent boys, whom the police tried to to falsely convict after the December 16 Delhi gang rape. An active Janlokpal movement, owns a house in his wife's name.Raju Dhingan, 40 (Trilokpuri), was with the CISF before entering politics. He also provides free training to youth in body building. Girish Soni, 49, (Madipur) is XIIth pass and a businessman. He owns a flat, a car and a scooter.Rakhi Birla, 26, (Mangolpuri) is a journalist with a private news channel. Apart from that she works in collaboration with few social institutes and works for the causes of Valmiki community. This is the third victory for Vinod Kumar Binny, 40, (Laxmi Nagar), a firm believer in the concept of Swaraj. Twice he has won as an Independent candidate. He owns shares worth Rs 5 lakh and a car. There were attacks on the life of Akhileshpati Tripathi, 29, (Model Town) when he fought against corruption in Rationing and black marketing in Oil in his constituency. Tripathi, who fearlessly fought corruption, has been involved in social welfare activities since his student life.Veena Anand, 47 (Patel Nagar) is a social activist and a member of Jan Lokpal Andolan.Somdutt Sharma, 36, (Sadar Bazar) draws his inspiration to fight against the system from his college days. As a student union leader he had won the Khalsa college polls twice. He is a cricket player and also aids poor students for their education. (Pic: Youtube)For over a decade, Sanjeev Jha, 24 (Burari) has been making efforts to provide free education to children from backward areas of Delhi. He has established an organization 'Navpallav' which assists people coming from other states to find jobs in DelhiFor Dinesh Mohaniya, 36, (Sangam Vihar), social service began in his college days. When he himself was a student, he taught street kids. When Anna's movement began, he joined it. Manoj Kumar, 35, who won from Kondli doesn't have a degree. A Xth pass, Manoj, has been a member of International human rights commission.Rajesh Garg Rohiniwala, 50, (Rohini) is a former Congress leader, whose wife fought an election on Congress ticket. Despite being in Congress, Rajesh had joined the Jan Lokpal Andolan.Dharmendra Singh Koli (Seemapuri) is the youngest AAP MLA. A day after his victory, he was booked on charges of molestation and rioting on a complaint by Congress worker Veer Singh Dhinghan who was defeated by him polls. Koli has termed it an attemt to malign his image. Bandana Kumari, 39 (Shalimar Bagh) is fighting for the cause of poor women's rights. She is also the convenor of a social organization 'Nayi Pehal' which creates awareness on women empowerment. Jagdeep Singh, 42 (Hari Nagar) lost his father in the massacre of 1984 Anti-Sikh riots. He runs an insurance business and regularly visits hospitals and helps patients.Mahendra Yadav, 50 (Vikaspuri), a social worker, quit BJP in 2012.Madan Lal, who won from Kasturba Nagar, is a Master in Law and owns two houses and three flats.Satyendra Kumar Jain, 49, (Shakur Basti), a graduate, is associated with Sparsh, the organisation that works for the welfare of mentally challenged children. He quit CPWD as he couldn't tolerate corruption. Ashok Kumar Chauhan (Ambedkar Nagar) is a cricketer and a social worker. He has three flats in his namePrakash, 25, (Deoli), a commerce graduate, quit an MNC as an assistant manager has been running awareness campaigns educating people on opening accounts, getting voter cards, etc. Maninder Singh Dhir (Jangpura), a post graduate, is the recipient of President's award for social work. He voluntarily retired as assistant manager from State Trading Corporation of India ltd. and is now doing own business. (Dhir's photo was not available)Jarnail Singh's (Tilak Nagar) first job gave him a salary of Rs 500. Today he owns a water purifier company. Harish Khanna, Timarpur, a university teacher, has a Master's degree in arts and is also a PhD.
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