Belapur constituency in Navi Mumbai is witnessing a novel election season, with impartial candidates breaking away from conventional marketing campaign strategies to problem established political figures. One such candidate is Dr. Vishal Mane, a retired Assistant Police Inspector, who stepped down from his place in July this 12 months to contest as an impartial.
Every morning, Mane sends customized video messages in Marathi to the residents of Belapur, urging them to vote for the ‘apple’, the ballot image allotted to him.
“Vikas karanya sathi Belapur – Navi Mumbai cha, Dr. Vishal Mane apaksh umeedwar aamcha, apple nishani la matdaan apan karoon chala” (For the event of Belapur, Navi Mumbai, Dr. Vishal Mane is our candidate. Let’s go and forged our vote for the Apple image),” says his message.
“I begin my day by connecting with voters via video messages. I additionally meet folks throughout morning walks in parks and arrange conferences in housing societies to know their issues. The response has been overwhelmingly optimistic,” Mane stated.
Mane (39) is positioning himself as a extremely educated and certified different to the standard political class. With levels together with a Grasp of Arts, Grasp of Enterprise Administration, Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medication and Surgical procedure, and Bachelor of Legal guidelines, he’s banking on his instructional background to attraction to voters.
“Individuals are searching for certified candidates who can ship outcomes,” he stated, subtly referring to the much less certified candidates contesting from the constituency. Throughout his tenure with the Navi Mumbai Police Commissionerate, Mane labored in important roles, together with the Covid management room, the cyber crime division, and citizen outreach programmes. “I’ve constructed goodwill as a police officer, and I consider this belief will translate into votes,” he stated.
Mane’s most important rivals embody BJP MLA Manda Mahtre and members of the influential Naik household. Including additional intrigue to the competition, Vijay Nahata, a former IAS officer and former civic head of the Navi Mumbai Municipal Company, can be contesting the election as an impartial.
Mane argues that voters are disillusioned with conventional politicians. “Individuals are uninterested in opportunistic leaders. One candidate has switched events 3 times for private acquire. Voters are prepared for change,” he asserted.
Born in Sangli district, Mane accomplished his education in his hometown earlier than shifting to Pune for larger training. It was throughout his time in Pune that he grew to become concerned in social work, an expertise that impressed his long-term purpose of influencing coverage making.
“I joined the police pressure with a plan to retire in a decade, gaining first-hand expertise in public service. This expertise has strengthened my resolve to make significant coverage modifications,” Mane stated.
The retired officer additional states, “If I’m elected, I’ll deal with stopping crime and cyber crime. I’ve additionally outlined the wants of the folks and am desperate to work in direction of fulfilling them.”
