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The '''Doordarshi Party''' (Hindi: दूरदर्शी; also written as ''Door Darshi Party'') was a [[political party]] in [[India]]. It was founded in [[Ahmedabad]] on 24 March 1980 by religious leader [[Baba (honorific)|Baba]] Jai Gurudev on a platform of [[social reform]] and spiritual growth. The party did not receive significant support and withdrew from [[electoral politics]] in 1997.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jai Gurudev still pulls weight in UP|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2004-03-25/india/28331952_1_political-outfit-caste-black-money/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614053456/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2004-03-25/india/28331952_1_political-outfit-caste-black-money|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 June 2012|work=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=9 January 2012}}</ref><br />
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==Doordarshi Party Manifesto==<br />
The Doordarshi Party campaigned with pledges to address issues including:<br />
* Reform of the [[Constitution of India]]<br />
* Release of innocent people in prison<br />
* Employment for every educated youth<br />
* Abolition of [[octroi]] taxes<br />
* Exemption of farmers from repayment of loans for agricultural purposes<br />
* Limiting elected politicians to a single tenure of five years with enforced retirement at age 60<br />
* Sale of lossmaking nationalized industries<br />
* Clampdown on [[Indian black money|black money]]<br />
* Lowering of the retirement age to 60, with immediate payment of all pension fund entitlement<br />
* Banning labour union involvement in politics<br />
* Introduction of a [[dowry]] system acceptable to all<br />
* Intellectuals shall be given due respect that they deserve.<br />
* India should pay off <br />
loans<br />
* All nations should regard India as the supreme power.<br />
* The respect and dignity of employees & officials should be restored.<br />
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All party candidates were required to be [[Teetotalism|teetotal]] [[vegetarian]]s.<br />
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==Election results==<br />
The Doordarshi contested three General Elections to the [[Lok Sabha]] but won no seats.<ref>{{cite web|title=Poll Stats Genie|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/politics/stats/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090303040536/http://ibnlive.in.com/politics/stats/|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 March 2009|work=IBNLive.com|publisher=CNN-IBN|accessdate=9 January 2012}}</ref><br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
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! Year !! Seats contested !! Won !! % of votes<br />
|-<br />
| 1984 || 97 || 5|| 20%<br />
|-<br />
| 1989 || 288 || 30 ||30%<br />
|-<br />
| 1991 || 321 || 47 || 39%<br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Defunct political parties in India]]<br />
[[Category:Political parties established in 1980]]<br />
[[Category:1980 establishments in India]]<br />
[[Category:Political parties disestablished in 1997]]<br />
[[Category:1997 disestablishments in India]]<br />
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