Ghaziabad Activist Tanuj Gambhir Enters Teachers MLC Race

Ghaziabad-based social activist Tanuj Gambhir has entered the contest for the Meerut-Saharanpur teachers constituency seat of the Legislative Council (MLC). He collected his nomination papers on 30 September and filed them on 6 October. According to Tanuj Gambhir, his nomination has been accepted.

Tanuj Gambhir has been involved in social work for the past nine years and has been honoured several times by the Ghaziabad police and administration during this period. He said that while working at the ground level, he often saw that teachers are burdened with a heavy work overload and are facing many problems.

Tanuj Gambhir said there is no one to listen to teachers. He said there is neither a portal where teachers can raise their problems nor any clear policy for it. Keeping this in mind, he decided to contest from the Meerut-Saharanpur teachers constituency.

His supporters claim that Tanuj Gambhir has a strong grassroots presence in Ghaziabad and other nearby districts and has good contact with a large number of teachers. They say that with his conduct and approach, he can give a tough fight to the sitting MLC.

Tanuj Gambhir said this election is not related to any party. According to him, the election is truly about the interests of teachers, and he sees it as a contest for the victory of teachers.

In the teachers constituency election of the Legislative Council, the voters are teachers themselves. The Meerut-Saharanpur division covers several districts including Ghaziabad, so issues related to teachers are expected to remain central in this election.