Thomas M Sebastians "THOUGHTS"

Drop in vote bank

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The drop in vote bank is a major factor that is accepted by almost all parties .What could be the reasons in this degrading no in vote bank.Some have facts to say , some have numbers to say.

Most alarming thing is that this is not a good culture. Every one is given the right to express with this vote. They are the weapons for citizens of India. They really make the MPs MLAs come atleast once to their area. These make them to atleast make some response to our queries. They are the must to be used tools in the elections. They are so powerful that they make the democracy ''stronger''.

The main reason in the drop is due to unawareness of the people.Most of the people think that nothing is going to happen whether you are going to vote or not. Thats a big mistake.They are not able to utilise their power. Sometimes they will be having this notion due to previous experiences. There are also malpractices like booth picking and unauthorised votes leading people to loose their interests in votes.These differences and myths should be solved and should be given a much better chance to survive.

There should be effective particiation from government also to eradicate this long cancer. Government should take necessary steps to prevent this and should use enough force to succumb them . They are the image destroyers of the Power of People .Goverment should obtain peoples belief first so as to get a much better voting bank.

The other reasons are lack of interest in voting, and also the peoples idea to chill out this day in this national holiday. Most of the people in the urban areas are not interested in voting since they are geting some relaxation on this days after work on these days only. there should be a minimum of two day leave awarded through out the country for polls, atleast for national polls .

Election comission should be given enough freedom so as to take strict measures on people violating the rules.Now a days EC has a much greater role than it was earlier. They are doing a good job.They are utilising all the powers so as to make the Election process simple and better one.

Use of electronic systems is a good idea. after the initial introduction time it has became a popular tool of voting and a wasteless idea. they are utilising less time at the same time giving the same output as that of a ballot paper.

These tools when used in right mix can bring a great number of people to the vote bank. These will eventually increase the vote bank of Worlds greatest democracy.