Hi Friends,

Even as I launch this today ( my 80th Birthday ), I realize that there is yet so much to say and do. There is just no time to look back, no time to wonder,"Will anyone read these pages?"

With regards,
Hemen Parekh
27 June 2013

Now as I approach my 90th birthday ( 27 June 2023 ) , I invite you to visit my Digital Avatar ( www.hemenparekh.ai ) – and continue chatting with me , even when I am no more here physically

Sunday 23 February 2014

Selecting Candidates


Deciding   is   Difficult

How do you go about deciding who shall be your candidate for the forthcoming elections  ?

For most political parties , only one thing matters most, viz :,

"  Is he ( or she ), likely to win  ? What is the probability of winning ? "

It is this same simple " rule " that people all around the World use , whether betting on a ,

>   horse  ( in a derby  )

>   batsman  (  in a cricket match  )

>   car driver  (  in Grand Prix  )

Or ,

>   politician  (  in an election  )

Nothing else matters . Ask any " Bookie "  !

But AAP  ( Aam  Aadmi  Party  ) added some more factors to be considered while selecting its candidates for 2014 elections , viz : ,

>  He must be honest and non-corruptible

>  He must not be greedy for power

>  He shall be a firm believer in AAP's " Moral Philosophy "

>  He must not have any criminal background

Except for the last point , others are very difficult to verify

But , to me , it seems AAP forgot to mention ( intentionally  ?  ) , the following , very important points :

>  He must have enough accumulated wealth or known / public , " Sources
    of  legitimate Income " , that he does not need to worry about how to
    survive on a MP / MLA's salary , while devoting full time to his duties,
    (  while remaining " Non-corrupt " )

    Not being the " only earning member " of his family is an advantage  !

>  He must be well - known amongst the local voters as a " Social Activist ",
    so that , he has a high " Recall Value " , when the voters look at his name
    on the EVM

Arvind - and his colleagues - need to explain these " Selection Criteria " to the voters , again and again , so that there is no opposition / dissent of the kind we are witnessing , upon declaration of the first list of 20 ( Celebrity ? ) candidates

Still better would be :

>   Design a Online form , listing ALL the Selection Criteria

>   Assign " Weightages " to each criteria

>   Assign a " Rating Scale " of 1 to 5 ( 1=worst / 5= Best )

>   Get 50 Core Committee  Members of AAP , to rate each " Nominee "
     candidate , for each Selection Criteria , online ( without getting
     influenced by anyone )

>   Let the software compute the " Overall Scores " for each candidate

>   Let the software compute the " Percentile Scores " for each candidate

>   Let the software declare the " Winner "  !


If 1.6 million citizens of Estonia can " elect " all the members of their Parliament  ONLINE , then surely , AAP geeks should face no problem in this utterly transparent method !

Let them read , " Wisdom of the Crowd "  !

As with everything else , AAP must blaze a new path in its selection process

*   hemen  parekh  (  21  Feb  2014   )

Andheri _ Mumbai

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