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Cold water over the candles: Record voter turnout after Mumbai attack

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    • Vandita Mishra Tags : terror, mumbai Posted: Friday , Dec 05, 2008 at 0130 hrs

    In fact, many have underestimated the nature of mass participation in elections in India. Over the years, it has defied the standard narratives in at least three ways: One, the turnout does not follow the global trend of a steady decline.

    Two, turnout does not decrease as we go down the levels of democracy — that is, data shows that assembly and panchayat elections record higher levels of participation than national elections.

    And three, data also shows that citizens at the lower ends of the social and economic hierarchy do not vote less than those at the top. The reverse is actually true in India.

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    protest against the kidn of headline indian express chose to printBy: Depesh Panchal | 05-Dec-2008 Reply | Forward I don’t feel angered, anguished with the kind of headline printed by a responsible print paper of Indian express stature. But I feel sad, upset and a little sorry for the author of the article if she has chosen to print this headline. Youth of the country is or will never be against voting. Citizens protesting at the gateway were never ever protesting against voting, youth or so may I say the awakened citizens who were present never told tht rajshtn, mp, Delhi or miz or j
    Record voter turnoutBy: M.S.Kamath | 05-Dec-2008 Reply | Forward Higher and higher participation by the people in the elections show increasing awareness of the people for a change, and better and better arrangements for voting by the election commission. Good going.
    Cold water over candles.By: Madhavi | 05-Dec-2008 Reply | Forward There is an act,1969 Voting act Which is called 49(0) which means there is a provision that yu are voting but voting nobody from the list and that means yu select an loyal candidate.But most of us are unaware of this provision as our politics is too good to make a safe side for themselves.If we all vote to vote 49(0) then definitely a reform can be brought.
    People PowerBy: Shaan | 05-Dec-2008 Reply | Forward Only a small section of 'intellectual' protesters were saying 'no taxes' and 'no votes'. Others were simply fed up with the failure of the govt. Since they didn't want this to turn into an opposition rally, the organizers of the protest were blaming all politicians. But the people nevertheless understood the importance of this election and the importance of their votes, and so they turned up en-mass.
    One Election can change the Nation and the WorldBy: Tarun | 05-Dec-2008 Reply | Forward Sadly a lot of the reaction to the Mumbai terror attack has been emotional (and at times simply naive). That is understandable. But it serves little purpose to condemn all politicians. That only ends up undermining democracy.My belief is that democracy offers the best mechanism to make meaningful change. And it is quite simple. One, we must resolve to vote. Two, we must find the cleanest candidate to vote for in our constituency. That would mean voting across party lines, across regional, cast and religious divide. The more honest people we can get into the parliament the sooner we might see the change we so desperately need.The more honest people we can get into the parliament the sooner we might see the change we so desperately need.One election may just change the course of history for our nation and the world.
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