Think before you ...... VOTE

This season is going to end. No, No, not summer! the election season!. Many people couldn’t sleep during afternoon times in home, as vehicles with speakers coming and announcing their Party’s welfare schemes continuously. Everything is coming to end and people can have a peaceful sleep in a week.

Before that one responsibility is awaiting, it is voting. Being the electors we have the responsibility to select the right candidate. Most of the elders would vote for their favorite party. Most of the first time voters will listen to their parents and cast their vote. Keeping their notions aside, people should vote to the party which will do good for the people. If there is no such party, at least to the party which will act like doing good for the people. Fun apart, there are many things where people would give money to get their basic necessities. Election is the only time where money will be given to people to get their vote. It’s not just about pressing the button in E-Voting Machine, the growth of state/nation lies in it. Kindly don’t debt vote for sake of money. Understand the value of Vote and cast it to the Party which will do good for the people.

There is a speculation that, if NOTA gets more vote than Candidates re-election would happen. It’s absolute false. According to the Press note of Election Commission of India on NOTA “Even if the number of electors opting for NOTA option is more than number of votes polled by any of the candidates, the candidate who secures largest number of votes has to be declared elected.” So, going with NOTA is not the wise choice.

Small statistical data about 2011 TN assembly election, Total electors - 4.71 Cr and the number of electors who voted is 3.67 Cr. More than a crore, i.e., 22% of voters didn’t cast their vote.

Number of Electors in 2016 (age group wise)

21.05 lakh voters in the age group of 18-19,                  1.17 crore in 20-29 age,

1.39 crore in 30-39 age,                                                  1.24 crore in 40-49 age

87.32 lakh in 50-59 age,                                                  56.15 lakh in 60-69 age

26.58 lakh in 70-79 age,                                                  8.4 lakh above 80 years

Total electors - 5.82 Cr

This time number of electors is increased by 1 Cr. Votes of people in age group 18-29 (1.38 Cr) will decide the fate of this election, if at least 1 Cr in that age group cast their vote.

Expecting 100% voting and beating Tripura’s (in 2013 election) record of 93.57% voter turnout is idiotic. Even 85% of voter turnout will be good enough. Everyone must prepone or postpone their plans and cast their vote on May 16.

Do Vote! Spread the word! Be a good Citizen!

Keep Smiling :) God bless :)