The eyes of the nation’s politicians
are all set on the throne of Delhi.
To find out how difficult
the road to Delhi is,
The Wire's caravan will set out from Delhi
to travel nationwide
to understand the political moods of the people
and to understand the social lives of people.
The Wire will showcase the ground reality of government schemes
and will present the people's questions.
From Kashmir to Kanyakumari
and from Bhuj to Vijaynagar,
every corner of the country will be
visited by Sadak se Sansad.
Let the journey begin
from the heart of the country, Delhi.
I am the sun of the coast of Yamuna.
I am the voice of East Delhi.
I have created lands from Jangpura to Shahdara.
Babur and Govindpura too are a part of me.
I am the voice of Lakshmi Vihar and Anand Vihar.
I am the voice of East Delhi.
I raised Ashram, Patparganj and Krishnanagar.
Mayur Vihar and Gandhinagar were born in front of me.
I open the doors of Noida from Delhi.
I am the voice of East Delhi.
I am the sweat of hardworking labourers.
I am the land of immigrants.
I am the burning heart of industrial workers.
I am the havoc of the factories.
I am burdened with worldly loads.
I am the voice of East Delhi.
The Akshardham temple was constructed in front of my eyes.
The medals of the Commonwealth Games were distributed in my presence.
I suffer from the stench of the filthy garbage in Ghazipur.
I am the voice of East Delhi.
Evenings used to be full of street music.
Afternoons would cry of the scorching heat.
Now I wait for the traffic lights to go green.
I am the sun of the coast of Yamuna.
I am the voice of East Delhi.
1 out of the 7 Lok Sabha seats
of the national capital, Delhi,
the East Delhi constituency was formed in 1966.
In this area of a population of 25,00,000,
a total of 40 wards come under the Delhi municipal corporation.
The population of the East Delhi Lok Sabha constituency
is greater than that of many West African countries.
In comparison, the population of this area
is more than triple that of our neighbouring country, Bhutan.
As per the population census of 2011,
the sex ratio of East Delhi
is 883 females per 1000 males.
This figure is much smaller than the figure for the country as a whole.
The sex ratio of the country
is 943 females per 1000 males.
The literacy rate of the East Delhi constituency
is around 88%
which is 15% higher
than the rate for the country as a whole.
In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections,
the BJP won all 7 seats from Delhi
In the 2014 elections
the BJP's Maheish Girri defeated
his opponent from the AAP by nearly 1,90,000 votes
in the East Delhi constituency.
Two-time Congress MP, Sandeep Dikshit, placed third in that election.
The fight for East Delhi will be very interesting this time
because the AAP has fielded Atishi as its candidate.
Atishi is known for working for the improvement of government schools in Delhi,
which will prove to be a challenge for the BJP and the Congress.