Category: BPP Elections

The Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP) elections got off to a tumultuous start on Saturday with scuffles and allegations of electoral malpractic The first round took place at Kharegat Colony on Hughes Road. Out of approximately 22,000 registered voters, close to 2,500 showed up. Many of them got restive standing for hours in serpentine queues and… Continue reading Scuffle and charges of rigging mar Parsi elections

By Mahafreed Irani Saturday, October 04, 2008 04:00 IST For the past one month, 83-year-old Peshotan Unwala has been bombarded with pamphlets. But unlike the usual leaflets announcing the opening of a new store or a sale, these are part of the large scale campaigning undertaken by candidates vying for post of trustees of the… Continue reading Parsi elections begin today

Hundreds Of Names Appear More Than Once In BPP’s Register Nauzer Bharucha I TNN Mumbai: With barely a week left for the elections to the Bombay Parsi Punchayat (BPP) — the largest private landlord in the city — the Bombay high court on Thursday heard a public interest litigation (PIL), alleging electoral malpractices. For the… Continue reading Court hears PIL against Parsi poll malpractice

  Below is a complete list of candidates registered for the seven positions of trusteeship, open for elections in 2008. The list is sorted alphabetically.

The following is the scheduled voting days and locations for the forthcoming BPP elections. Saturday October 4th 2008: Khareghat Memorial Hall, Hughes Road,Mumbai- 400 007. Sunday October 5th 2008: Rustom Baug,Byculla. Saturday October 11th 2008: SirJ.J. School Building, Fort. Mumbai Sunday October 12th: Sir Shapurji Bharucha Baug,Andheri (West). Saturday October 18th: Sir J.J. School Building,… Continue reading Voting Schedule for Bombay Parsi Panchayat Elections 2008

Friend of Parsi Khabar and freelance writer Shernaaz Engineer interviews Nadir Modi. Nadir Modi, well-known legal eagle, and has been assiduously involved with community activities for aeons. He is certainly no stranger to anyone even remotely connected with Parsi matters, although he has preferred to shun the spotlight. A man of his eminence could have… Continue reading NADIR MODI: Nobody can ‘Remote Control’ me

Friend of Parsi Khabar and freelance writer Shernaaz Engineer interviews Jimmy Mistry. Jimmy Mistry should have had an identity crisis by now, because he’s so many different things to so many people. To some he is the flashy guy who flaunts his fancy cars and goes over-the-top with his extravagance! To others he is a… Continue reading JIMMY MISTRY: “I’m not eyeing the BPP with ambition”