I must confess that I have never voted in my entire life.
I mean I just saw my Voting I-Card and it is dated 3rd November 2009.
I mean I suppose I could have voted in this 2014 elections in my native place of Odisha.
Earlier to 2009, it could be possible that I did not have a Voting I card but I had my name in Electoral Rolls.
Though I have stayed in Bangalore for about 10 years now and I have stayed in Hyderabad for 2 years and in Mumbai for 4 years, the maximum I have stayed is in Bhubaneswar. I can split 36 years of my life as below:
Mumbai - Stayed for 9 years
Hyderabad - Stayed for less than 2 years
Chennai - Stayed for less than 1 year
Bhubaneswar - Stayed for 16 years
Bangalore - Stayed for 10 years and still staying here.
I turned 18 in 1995 and 1996 onwards I could have voted in elections. At least 2014 I could have.
There was also the system where we SMS our Voter ID number and we get SMS reply back having details of Polling booth and stuff. I sent that SMS and got reply as well.
I guess if I don't vote I am in majority.
In fact I will say that a minuscle percentage would be voting. We can see data that 50-60% or even lesser sometimes would be voting.
Earlier a lot of people were excluded from "exercising their franchise". It was permissible in Colonial times where the voting was done abroad by "controlling Parliament" like in the case of British India where Parliament of Great Britain dictated most of the policies for India. Or it was permissible in Aparthied era South Africa where whites controlled the country.
Even in present day developed countries, females were excluded from 'right to vote'.
It was justified I feel. A few people who matter voted and then the Govt. was decided. And now there is "universal suffrage", And I will say it leads to "universal suffering".
It could be recommended that only few 'intellectuals' can vote and decide like in the case of Supreme Court where few judges gather and decide the future outcome of cases.
Anyway, I did not vote and compared to earlier I am feeling sad about it. Earlier I was least interested. Now also I am only interested "for the experience". I do not want it as my power to exercise my right or te elect a Govt. of my choice. Only the fact that I 'missed the experience' I am feeling sad.
But many people will not be voting and I join their category.
In addition to the registered and genuine voters who did not vote, we have,the following
-->Citizens of other countries cannot vote and that will include Population of the World minus Population of India. These people are ineligible to vote in Indian elections anyway.
-->People who are not of voting age. At least 40% of India would be that young.
-->People who are 'gone'. Death is an ultimate reality. People who leave the Planet and their lives never to return can never vote. I can at least vote in next elections provided I survive for that. But people who are gone can never do so unless they cross voting age in next birth (rebirth).
-->All species apart from human. These include billions and trillions of life form who are not human and hence cannot take part in elections anyway.
I mean I just saw my Voting I-Card and it is dated 3rd November 2009.
I mean I suppose I could have voted in this 2014 elections in my native place of Odisha.
Earlier to 2009, it could be possible that I did not have a Voting I card but I had my name in Electoral Rolls.
Though I have stayed in Bangalore for about 10 years now and I have stayed in Hyderabad for 2 years and in Mumbai for 4 years, the maximum I have stayed is in Bhubaneswar. I can split 36 years of my life as below:
Mumbai - Stayed for 9 years
Hyderabad - Stayed for less than 2 years
Chennai - Stayed for less than 1 year
Bhubaneswar - Stayed for 16 years
Bangalore - Stayed for 10 years and still staying here.
I turned 18 in 1995 and 1996 onwards I could have voted in elections. At least 2014 I could have.
There was also the system where we SMS our Voter ID number and we get SMS reply back having details of Polling booth and stuff. I sent that SMS and got reply as well.
I guess if I don't vote I am in majority.
In fact I will say that a minuscle percentage would be voting. We can see data that 50-60% or even lesser sometimes would be voting.
Earlier a lot of people were excluded from "exercising their franchise". It was permissible in Colonial times where the voting was done abroad by "controlling Parliament" like in the case of British India where Parliament of Great Britain dictated most of the policies for India. Or it was permissible in Aparthied era South Africa where whites controlled the country.
Even in present day developed countries, females were excluded from 'right to vote'.
It was justified I feel. A few people who matter voted and then the Govt. was decided. And now there is "universal suffrage", And I will say it leads to "universal suffering".
It could be recommended that only few 'intellectuals' can vote and decide like in the case of Supreme Court where few judges gather and decide the future outcome of cases.
Anyway, I did not vote and compared to earlier I am feeling sad about it. Earlier I was least interested. Now also I am only interested "for the experience". I do not want it as my power to exercise my right or te elect a Govt. of my choice. Only the fact that I 'missed the experience' I am feeling sad.
But many people will not be voting and I join their category.
In addition to the registered and genuine voters who did not vote, we have,the following
-->Citizens of other countries cannot vote and that will include Population of the World minus Population of India. These people are ineligible to vote in Indian elections anyway.
-->People who are not of voting age. At least 40% of India would be that young.
-->People who are 'gone'. Death is an ultimate reality. People who leave the Planet and their lives never to return can never vote. I can at least vote in next elections provided I survive for that. But people who are gone can never do so unless they cross voting age in next birth (rebirth).
-->All species apart from human. These include billions and trillions of life form who are not human and hence cannot take part in elections anyway.
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