Govinda, the actor-turned-MP-turned-actor-again, apparently thinks people from within his party and outside have ignored the “good work” he has done in the last 5 years.

I wonder what “good work” he refers to. Govinda’s attendance in the Parliament is a laughable 12% (that too rounded up). He has asked no questions during the 12% times he has attended the sessions. Compare that with a fellow first-time MP from Mumbai, Priya Dutt, whose attendance is almost four times our dancing star and who has asked around 35 questions in the parliament. [Source: MumbaiVotes.com]

Forget the Parliament… it is far away in New Delhi. Here in Mumbai too, Govinda has been conspicuous by his absence even in his own constituency, especially at times when citizens expect their elected representatives to be actively working to sort out their problems. During the 26 July cloudburst (in 2005), residents of Oshiwara were so disgusted with Govinda’s unavailability to help them that they offered a reward for anyone sighting their MP.

But hold on, folks! Govinda may be correct and people may have indeed ignored his “good work” in the last 5 years. Let me list it down for your benefit…

1. Khullam Khulla Pyaar Karen (2005) …. as Raja/Vicky
2. Ssukh (2005) …. as Chandraprakash Sharma
3. Sandwich (2006) …. as Sher ‘Sheru’ Singh/Shekhar
4. Bhagam Bhag (2006) …. as Babla
5. Salaam-E-Ishq (2007) …. as Raju
6. Jahan Jaaeyega Hamen Paaeyega (2007) …. as Karan/Bobby Singh/Sher Khan
7. Partner (2007) …. as Bhaskar Diwakar Chaudhry
8. Money Hai Toh Honey Hai (2008) …. as Bobby P. Arora

… Plus there are over half a dozen films in various stages of filming and production. [Source: imdb.com]

So all in all, a “hard(ly) working” MP indeed… is our Mr. Govinda Ahuja who seems to harbour delusions of having actually worked for the people who elected him by almost 50,000 votes. And while Congress has thankfully denied him a ticket this time around (good riddance!), it falls on us to reject such frivolous candidates by the power of our votes. Go on, rock the vote!