Mumbai , India ( CNN ) -- Forget going door-to-door , Gaurav Sharma , 31 , campaigns from window-to-window . He 's an independent candidate running for a seat in India 's general election from South Mumbai . Unlike the politicians he 's up against , who wear traditional Indian clothes , Gaurav Sharma dresses like a man with extraordinary powers -- the Marvel superhero Spider-Man . As he pops his head into a window after scaling a residential building , he asks startled residents to vote for him . When asked if people take a candidate dressed up as a comic book character seriously , he sincerely says , that they do and they should . Because unlike the fictional superhero , Sharma has real guts , intense concentration and dedication . These are the qualities , he says , that enable him to scale a 45-story building in just 19 minutes . `` It takes a higher level of thinking and great organized thought , '' Sharma says , adding that a candidate needs these qualities to help the citizens of Mumbai . After all , with great power comes great responsibility . Though Mumbai is India 's financial capital and one of the wealthier cities in India , `` people are still deprived of the basic necessities like water , electricity , schooling , '' he says . If he 's elected , these are the basic issues he will tackle . His election symbol is -- you got it -- a window . These symbols are a crucial part of India 's election exercise . In a country where a large part of the population is illiterate , people cast their vote for a symbol rather than a candidate 's name . It 's a palm for the Congress party , a lotus for the Bharatiya Janata Party , a broom for the Aam Aadmi Party and a window for Sharma . The friendly neighborhood Spider-Man says he hopes the public will grab the window of opportunity they have to bring about change in Mumbai . He hopes they 'll take it and vote for him . Will he win ? That 's still up in the air .
Independent candidate runs for seat in India 's general election dressed as a superhero . Gaurav Sharma can scale a tall building in less than 20 minutes . Politician plans to tackle basic issues like education , water and power if elected .