Dharti Pakad

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Dharti Pakad (also spelt "Dharti Pakar" and "Dharti Pakkad" and transcribed as "Dhartipakad" and "Dhartipakar"), literally Dharti (Earth) and Pakad (Grasp) - "one who clings on", is the nickname of at least three persons in India who unsuccessfully contested several elections against top political leaders.

A satirical television show looking at electoral politics was named Dharti Pakad, after Kaka Joginder Singh, whose nickname was Dharti Pakad. Mohan Lal, a cloth merchant from Bhopal, also had the nickname of Dharti Pakad for contesting elections against five different Prime Ministers and losing the deposit in all these elections^[1].

Nagarmal Bajoria is also known by the nick name of Dharti Pakad;^[2] he contested from over 278 constituencies and used donkeys for campaigning in an election.^[3] There are others who have contested several elections^[4] unsuccessfully, but not necessarily known by the sobriquet.