Berhampur, Odisha, Mar 9 (PTI) : For some, contesting elections may be a do-or-die situation but for Berhampur’s K. Shyam Babu Subudhi, who has fought Lok Sabha and Assembly elections 27 times but has never won, being in the poll fray is just a “hobby.”
This 78-year-old Independent candidate is going to contest from both Berhampur and Aska Lok Sabha constituencies for the elections scheduled on April 10 and has already kicked off his campaigning in style. “I will file my nomination papers on the first day from Berhampur on March 15 and the next day from Aska,” he said.
“Chances very good”
Subudhi, who has set a target for himself of contesting more elections than anybody else in the country, said: “When I contest, certainly I hope to win... and this time, my chances are very good as people are fed up with others.”
A homoeopathy practitioner, who lost his deposits in all, 17 Lok Sabha and 10 Assembly elections he has contested so far, Subudhi said it had always been his aim to reform the electoral process.
Subudhi first entered the poll arena from the Hinjili assembly segment in 1957 and fought against former Minister and political stalwart Brundaban Nayak.
Since then, Subudhi has crossed swords with several political heavyweights including former Prime Minister P V Narsimha Rao, former Chief Ministers Biju Patnaik and J.B. Patnaik in different polls