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Political Awareness High? Here's What We Found

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SandeeP, software engineer

Constituency: Jayanagar

Presidents of Congress and BJP: No clue

First woman President of India and Current President: (thinks for two minutes) Something with P, no clue (respectively)

Who are Rahul Gandhi’s father and sister: Rajiv Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi

How many children does Modi have: Two

Kejriwal’s party symbol: Broom

Score: 4/10

Saba, sales executive

Constituency: Whitefield

Presidents of Congress and BJP: Manmohan Singh,

no clue (respectively)

First woman President of India and Current President: Indira                      Gandhi, Manmohan Singh                                                     (respectively)

Who are Rahul Gandhi’s father and sister: Rajiv Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi

How many children does Modi have: No clue

Kejriwal’s party symbol: No clue

Score: 2/10

Samrat Ashok, director of a training company

Constituency: No clue

Presidents of Congress and BJP: Sonia Gandhi, no clue

First woman President of India and current President: No clue

Who are Rahul Gandhi’s father and sister: Rajiv Gandhi and Priyanka                     Gandhi

How many children does Modi have: Modi is single

Kejriwal’s party symbol: Aam Janta Party’s symbol? (thinks for two minutes) No clue

Score: 3/10

Namrata, BBM student

Constituency: Not voting

 Presidents of Congress and BJP: Sonia Gandhi, L K Advani (respectively)

First woman President of India and current President: Indira Gandhi,              Pratibha Patil (respectively)

Who are Rahul Gandhi’s father and sister: Sanjay Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi

How many children does Modi have: None. He used to be married. But now, he is single.

Kejriwal’s party symbol: Broom

Score: 5/10

Soorya Prakash, taxi driver

Constituency: Pulikeshi Nagar

Presidents of Congress and BJP: Sonia Gandhi, Pranab Mukherjee                        (respectively)

First woman President of India and current President: No clue,              Sonia Gandhi

Who are Rahul Gandhi’s father and sister: Rajiv Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi

How many children does Modi have: Modi is single

Kejriwal’s party symbol: Broom

Score: 5/10

K V Ramesh, owner of a small condiments store opposite Shivajinagar Bus Station

Constituency: Bangalore Central

Presidents of Congress and BJP: Don't know

First woman President of India and current President: Pratibha Patil, Pranab Mukherjee (respectively)

Who are Rahul Gandhi’s father and sister: Rajiv Gandhi and Priyanka                     Gandhi

Kejriwal’s party’s symbol: Broom

How many children Modi has: No kids

Score: 8/10

GP Arokiasamy, security guard

Constituency: Bangalore Central

Presidents of Congress and BJP: Sonia Gandhi,  Rajnath Singh (respectively)

First woman President of India and current President: Pratibha Patil, Pranab Mukherjee (respectively)

Who are Rahul Gandhi’s father and sister: Rajiv Gandhi and Priyanka                     Gandhi

How many children does Modi have: None

Kejriwal’s party symbol: Broom

Score: 10/10

Saddam Hussain S, B Com student

Constituency: Queen’s Road

Presidents of Congress and BJP: No idea

First woman President of India and current President: No idea,                           Sonia Gandhi

Who are Rahul Gandhi’s

father and sister: Rajiv Gandhi, no idea

How many children does Modi have: Two

Kejriwal’s party symbol: That sweeping thing

Score: 3/10

Mahesh B, part-time auto driver and housekeeping supervisor at U B City

Constituency: Bangalore North

Presidents of Congress and BJP: Sonia Gandhi, Rajnath Singh                                                            (respectively)

First woman President of India and current President: Don’t know, Pranab Mukherjee

Who are Rahul Gandhi’s father and sister: Rajiv Gandhi, Maneka Gandhi

How many children Modi has: Is he married or not? I’m confused

Kejriwal’s party’s symbol: Broom

Score: 6/10

Jaffer Khan, employee at a furniture store in Shivajinagar

Constituency: Tumkur                                                                                               

Presidents of Congress and BJP: Rahul Gandhi, don’t know

First woman President of India and current President:   Indira Gandhi, no clue

Who are Rahul Gandhi’s father and sister: Rajiv Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi

How many children Modi has: He’s not married; he’s a bachelor

Kejriwal’s party’s symbol: Broom

Score: 4/10

Abdul Faheem, engineer

Constituency: Not voting

Presidents of Congress and BJP: Sonia Gandhi,  Rajnath Singh (respectively)

First woman President of India and current President: Pratibha                           Patil, Pranab Mukherjee (respectively)

Who are Rahul Gandhi’s father and sister: Rajiv Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi

How many children does Modi have: Four

Kejriwal’s party symbol: Broom

Score: 8/10

M Madhavan, flower vendor, near Shivajinagar Bus Station

Constituency: Bangalore North

Presidents of Congress and BJP: Don't know

First woman President of India and current President:                 Indira Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi                               (respectively)

Who are Rahul Gandhi’s father and sister: Rajiv Gandhi, Maneka Gandhi

How many children Modi has: His wife was born yesterday! (sniggers) What’s all this nonsense...

Kejriwal’s party’s symbol: It’s a lotus...no, broom!

Score: 4/10

Sheikh Munaf, employee at a furniture store in Shivajinagar

Constituency: Bangalore Central

Presidents of Congress and BJP: Rahul Gandhi, Rajnath Singh                                                (respectively)

First woman President of India and current President: Pratibha Patil, Pranab Mukherjee (respectively)

Who are Rahul Gandhi’s father and sister: Rajiv Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi

How many children Modi has: Don’t know

Kejriwal’s party’s symbol: Broom

Score: 7/10

Ashok A, store manager, TJS Fjord

Constituency: Bangalore North

Presidents of Congress and BJP: Sonia Gandhi, L K Advani (respectively)

First woman President of India and current President: I can’t recall the name. Does it start with a P? Pranab Mukherjee

Who are Rahul Gandhi’s father and sister: Rajiv Gandhi, but I’m not sure what his sister’s name is.

How many children does Modi have: I know he got married when he was a child. I don’t know how many children he has now.

Kejriwal’s party symbol: It’s the topi

Score: 3 / 10

Siddhu S, manager,  McDonald’s, Brigade Road

Constituency: Karnool, Andhra Pradesh

Presidents of Congress and BJP: Harish,                           Yeddyurappa  (respectively)

First woman President of India and current President: Pratibha Patil, some Banerjee...

Who are Rahul Gandhi’s father and sister: Father and sister...(repeats

thrice), don’t know

How many children Modi has: (Laughs) Don’t know

Kejriwal’s party’s symbol: That’s Congress — hand

Score: 1/10

T M Nagaraj, salesperson,

Vijayalakshmi Silks and Sarees, M G Road

Constituency: Bangalore North

Presidents of Congress and BJP: Sonia Gandhi, Advani (respectively)

First woman President of India and current President: Indira Gandhi, Manmohan Singh (respectively)

Who are Rahul Gandhi’s father and sister: Rajiv Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi

How many children Modi has: It’s confusing

Kejriwal’s party’s symbol: Broom

Score: 5/10

Surya, B Com (second year) student

Voting constituency: (Shrugs)

Presidents of Congress and BJP: No clue

First woman President of India and current President: Pratibha Patil,  umm..what’s that fellow’s name?

Who are Rahul Gandhi’s father and sister: Father... (shakes head) and

sister...Priya Gandhi

How many children Modi has: I don’t think he has kids.

Kejriwal’s party’s symbol: Don’t know

Score: 3/10

Narasimhulu M, MBA graduate and resident

of Yelahanka

Constituency: Not voting

Presidents of Congress and BJP:             Rahul Gandhi, Modi (respectively)

First woman President of India and current President: (2 minute pause) Pratibha Patil, Pranab Mukherjee  (respectively)

Who are Rahul Gandhi’s father and sister: Rajiv Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi

How many children Modi has: (Shrugs) Two?

Kejriwal’s party’s symbol: Sweep

Score: 6/10

Anita Rao, teacher trainer

Constituency: Bangalore North

Presidents of Congress and BJP:

Sonia Gandhi, not sure... Sushma Swaraj? Murali Manohar Joshi? No, it’s not them...

First woman President of India and current President: Pratibha Patil, Pranab Mukherjee

Who are Rahul Gandhi’s father and sister: Rajiv Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi

How many children Modi has: We thought he wasn’t married, but now there’s a controversy.

Kejriwal’s party’s symbol: A broom

Score: 7/10

Dipanshu, researcher

Constituency: Bangalore North

Presidents of Congress and BJP: Rahul Gandhi’s been nominated recently for Congress, I think. Rajnath Singh

First woman President of India and current President: Pratibha  Patil, Pranab Mukherjee

Who are Rahul Gandhi’s father and sister: Rajiv and Priyanka              Gandhi

How many children does Modi have: None.

Kejriwal’s party symbol: Broom

Score: 9/ 10

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