The Time has Come to Vote

The campaigning for the October 13 Assembly polls has finally come to an end. This will test the popularity of major political parties, especially after the results of the Lok Sabha elections held this year.

The campaign has been done on massive scale with all parties trying to woo the voters in every possible way to vote for their respective netas during the assembly poll. The time has finally come to step out of your houses and vote for a deserving candidate. There cannot be any excuse. The decision you make today is going to shape your future.

We need to prove to the netas that although they may fight over petty issues and call each other names, we are united and have pledged to take the right decision this time by voting for the deserving one.

The Government has graciously declared October 13, 2009 a non-working day, which is great for people who always find some reason not to vote. So let’s get going now. Let the voting commence!

Voting Double Standards

After the barbaric attacks in Mumbai on 26th November 2008, there was widespread agitation and the city saw thousands of protestors coming together lighting candles, chanting slogans and demanding a change in the political system.

However, not even five months later, in the assembly elections, the Mumbai voters’ turnout was abysmal. About 43% of the eligible voters turned to cast their precious votes. While the majority of them didn’t make use of the power vested in them by the government of India.

Most of them said that they didn’t go to vote since they were aggravated by the management at the booth. Some were just too lazy.

At one hand we talk about bringing about a change and at the other we don’t want to make that change. Aren’t these double standards we are resorting to?

Voting is our right, and we should make correct use of it or else what’s the point of living in a democracy. And with all kinds of awareness campaigns after the Mumbai attacks, if we still don’t know how to bring about change, then it’s something to be really ashamed about.

So please go out there and vote!

Vote Today or Pay Tomorrow

Vote! We hear this word every time we near an election. Just hear.

But how many of us actually realize the true meaning of it?
The true power which has been vested in us by the Government of India with a view that we the people are going to decide the fate of our country.

India being the largest democracy in the world gives you supremacy as you are the one who will decide who runs your country. By this freedom you also get to decide how your country would be run.

Now, we all know that registration can be a bit of a problem, but we all need to understand that it’s essential for our own betterment.

Parties while running campaign spend millions in attracting the public, but they somehow overlook the youth-market. Why?

Because the sad reality is that year after year, the percentages of youth who are actually eligible for voting turn their back on the voting system, thus causing a low turn-out.

Some may say that how would voting help? How does my single vote matter? But surely it does. They say that even a flutter of a butterfly’s wings can cause a tornado to form, similarly your single vote can create the butterfly effect which India is waiting for.

Wake Up and Vote!

What is the difference if I don’t vote? I am just one in billion. That is where the problem lies. Many citizens think that their vote does not matter. Picture if everyone felt that way! – We would never elect a leader! Maybe you feel that when it comes down to it, all the candidates are the same, so why bother voting. Some other useless reasons for not voting are that the polls are too crowded, or you don’t have the time-though there are many organizations that volunteer their time to ensure everyone's right to vote.



The potholes on the road, delayed subways, less trains, water-cuts, rising inflation­- are these your problems? If the answer is yes then you should vote. That alone will change the face and fate of our nation. Change starts at a grass roots level whether you live in a small town or the plush city, and all change starts by electing people to implement change. Change is constant, change is pragmatic, and change is what change does.



Ok now that you have made up your mind to vote, where do you begin? Start with a simple check-list before you go and vote :

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While voting for any candidate, go through his/her:

Education - What is their qualification?
Personal Assets - What is their current asset value?
Criminal Background - Do they have criminal records against them?
What kind of social work has he/she done in the past?


I know getting up on a lazy morning when you have a rare precious holiday, getting up and vote is not such a lovely thought but just think about what can happen if you wake up and go voting! You have the hope of better and a brighter future, for you for your nation. By not voting you steal the right to someone’s better future including yours. Wake up & Vote! Jai Hind!