Namewise: 'Singh is king' for leaders in Lok Sabha fray

When it comes to names of leaders fighting ongoing Lok Sabha polls, 'Singh' appears to be the most prevalent and forms part of names for at least 218 candidates fielded by major national and state parties so far.
Among the major parties, Congress, BJP and Aam Aadmi Party have fielded nearly 50 candidates each with 'Singh' being part of their names, while Mayawati-led BSP has also got more than 30 candidates with this word in their names.
Other major parties with candidates having 'Singh' as part of their names include Samajwadi Party (over 15), while Rashtriya Janta Dal, CPI(M), CPI and NCP also have 5-10 candidates each with 'Singh' in their names.

The word 'Kumar', which is used as a middle name, surname and first name as well by Indians, finds mention for at least 42 times in the candidate list of AAP, while the same for Congress and BJP stand at 23 and 15 times respectively.
Among other surnames, Yadav is also quite common, while there are also quite a few candidates with 'Khan' and 'Ali' as their last names. Other common words in names of candidates of major parties for Lok Sabha elections 2014 include Ajay, Sanjay, Ashok, Saleem and Abdul.
Interestingly, words like 'Singh' and 'Kumar' are quite common in the names of sitting members of 15th Lok Sabha as well. There are also quite a few Lok Sabha members with names containing 'Yadav' and 'Ram' among others.

There are as many as 72 existing Lok Sabha members whose names contain 'Singh', while 41 have 'Kumar' in their names. Among others, 25 have 'Ram' and at least 12 have 'Yadav' in their respective names.
An analysis of candidate lists of major parties shows there is also a significant number of leaders with 'Dr' prefix to their names. BJP has fielded at least 30 such candidates for the ongoing Lok Sabha polls, while such leaders for BJP and AAP stand at over 25 and over 40 respectively.