'Nine people in my family, but I got just five votes'

JALANDHAR: An "aam aadmi" in the real sense of the word, Neetu Shutteran Wala attracted a lot of attention at the counting centre here on Thursday.
Neetu, who runs a workshop manufacturing shutters, is known as Shutteran Wala because of his business. A dejected Neetu walked out of the counting centre on Thursday afternoon in tears.
Neetu's emotional breakdown was captured on cameras and telecast on many different channels and social media platforms
"I have nine votes in my family but got only five votes and this is shocking for me.My entire street had vowed to vote for me but I just got five votes. I had remained away from my shop for a month and worked among people but they did not vote for me," said a sobbing Neetu who also vowed not to contest any election in future.
His emotional breakdown was captured on cameras and telecast on many different channels and social media platforms. These videos attracted lakhs of views till Thursday evening. However, Neetu seemed to have lost heart early - at the end of the day, he had polled 856 votes.
Neetu shot to fame a few years ago when he picked up a mobile phone attached with a hoax bomb and was traced by the police. Media attention at that time made him famous and led him to decide to contest the Lok Sabha election.