BPP Election Results are now available at bit.ly/BPPResults Mid-Day – In a first, Parsi voters use EVMs to elect trustees – http://www.mid-day.com/articles/mumbai-in-a-first-parsi-voters-use-evms-to-elect-trustees/16617175 Times of India – Parsis skipped their Sunday dhansak to vote – http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Parsis-skipped-their-Sunday-dhansak-to-vote/articleshow/49444697.cms Mumbai Mirror – http://www.mumbaimirror.com/mumbai/others/Election-unlocks-Parsi-bodys-Rs-200-cr-assets/articleshow/49446385.cms DNA India – Mumbai Parsis Vote Hoping for a more transparent Punchayet – http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-mumbai-parsis-vote-hoping-for-a-more-transparent-punchayet-2136285 The Hindu – Mumbai’s Parsis elect five new Punchayet trustees – http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/mumbais-parsis-elect-fivenew-punchayet-trustees/article7778277.ece The

 BATTLE FOR VOTES: For better recall value, Parsis are being peppered with advertisements by candidates putting a question mark over the code of conduct  One of the advertisements published in community newspaper Jam-e-Jamshed They may not be throwing lavish dinner parties or distributing gifts to induce voters, but this does no mean the Bombay Parsi Punchayet elections are a dull

With just a week to go for the Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP) elections, aspiring trustees have been giving stump speeches at colonies across Mumbai. On Wednesday, three candidates who are canvassing together as “The Tremendous Three“ were speaking at Colaba’s Cusrow Baug -a citadel of lemon yellow buildings, green lawns and vintage Fiats. With over 5,000 apartments and many commercial establishments

  With best wishes for a strong BPP. Sam Balsara

Yes, No, Can’t say Covering a Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP) trusteeship election with 23 candidates (two dropped out on September 30) vying for five seats is a challenging proposition for a semi-monthly community magazine. Aside from limited personnel resources and allowing that several candidates don’t hold public meetings, how does one introduce the contestants to the electorate in so short

“PLEASE, READ JUST ONCE” By Mrs Goolrukh Vispi Buhariwala (Nee Gutta) – An Ordinary and common Zoroastrian, next door – Contestant for the post of a Trustee for Bombay Parsee Panchayat. Trustees-The word itself is Petrifying for an ordinary Zoroastrian. But according to me the other word for a Trustee is a “Caretaker” of someone else’s moveable and immoveable assets.

PUBLIC  NOTICE   ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE ELECTION OF THE 5 TRUSTEES OF THE BOMBAY PARSI PUNCHAYET     Candidatures were received from the following persons for the Election to be held on Sunday, 18th October 2015, to fill in the vacancies of 5 Trustees of the Bombay Parsi Punchayet.   SR. NO. NAME OF CANDIDATE,   NAME OF PROPOSER NAME