This is an experience of Lifetime. Yes, I voted. It was for the first time.
I feel proud that I did. It could have happened long back, almost 9 years before. In India, you have right to vote when you are 18 years. However, when I was 18, I did not have the voter card issued by my village registry. Then as soon as I had the voter card to exercise my vote, I left my hometown for higher studies in Bangalore. A city in the south of India.
So until this day I was never in my hometown to exercise my vote. Never, did I exercise the power to elect. However, as some one says : Never say never. This year, I was in my hometown and helping my sister for her corporate elections. Unfortunately I could not vote for her as she was contesting for another ward.
But coming to my story of voting, I was very thrilled. It was my first vote ever. I rarely wake up early as I work until late hours in the night. But this day it was 6 am. I woke up, took a shower and dressed in formals. Of course the formal attire is not necessary to vote in India. But, I did to enjoy my experience, to add the details and make it full of fun. To make it memorable. I did early morning prayer and started for the vote station.
There I arrived at the vote station and immediately some supporters try to influence secretively as the election promotion stops two days before the vote day. I was one of the first ones to be there. The third person to vote to be precise. Still I hear voices in my ears, vote for the HAND with your own hand, please offer the LOTUS to the god as it will be blessings for us, also some said bring the CONCH as it will bring us peace. For those who do not know, the HAND stand for Congress Party, the LOTUS is the sign of BJP(Bharatiya Janata Party) and the CONCH is for Biju Janata Dal.
It was like a Paparazzi experience. I know what I know. I had to escape into the vote station and after the formal procedures, I was there at the ballot box. It is forbidden to use Camera. But, I had a gut feeling and I made a picture to share here.
It is no more like the old times where you get an A4 sheet with the series of candidates and the corresponding signs to stamp your thumb impression on your choice. Now there is new technology and it is there for good i.e to save trees. Of course it takes many trees to produce and that much paper for the whole country to vote. Now we have an electronic device with signs of the political parties and you press the button to its right.
Hence I made my first vote.
I feel proud that I did. It could have happened long back, almost 9 years before. In India, you have right to vote when you are 18 years. However, when I was 18, I did not have the voter card issued by my village registry. Then as soon as I had the voter card to exercise my vote, I left my hometown for higher studies in Bangalore. A city in the south of India.
So until this day I was never in my hometown to exercise my vote. Never, did I exercise the power to elect. However, as some one says : Never say never. This year, I was in my hometown and helping my sister for her corporate elections. Unfortunately I could not vote for her as she was contesting for another ward.
But coming to my story of voting, I was very thrilled. It was my first vote ever. I rarely wake up early as I work until late hours in the night. But this day it was 6 am. I woke up, took a shower and dressed in formals. Of course the formal attire is not necessary to vote in India. But, I did to enjoy my experience, to add the details and make it full of fun. To make it memorable. I did early morning prayer and started for the vote station.
There I arrived at the vote station and immediately some supporters try to influence secretively as the election promotion stops two days before the vote day. I was one of the first ones to be there. The third person to vote to be precise. Still I hear voices in my ears, vote for the HAND with your own hand, please offer the LOTUS to the god as it will be blessings for us, also some said bring the CONCH as it will bring us peace. For those who do not know, the HAND stand for Congress Party, the LOTUS is the sign of BJP(Bharatiya Janata Party) and the CONCH is for Biju Janata Dal.
It was like a Paparazzi experience. I know what I know. I had to escape into the vote station and after the formal procedures, I was there at the ballot box. It is forbidden to use Camera. But, I had a gut feeling and I made a picture to share here.
It is no more like the old times where you get an A4 sheet with the series of candidates and the corresponding signs to stamp your thumb impression on your choice. Now there is new technology and it is there for good i.e to save trees. Of course it takes many trees to produce and that much paper for the whole country to vote. Now we have an electronic device with signs of the political parties and you press the button to its right.
Hence I made my first vote.
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