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Jaipur: Harsh Sharma, a resident of Awadh Puri in Jhotwara, was excited to cast his vote as he came all the way from Dublin in Ireland along with his wife Upali Sharma, at the polling booth in Shaheed Major Alok Mathur secondary school. He also brought along his 95-year-old grandfather to cast vote.
“Actually, I became father of a daughter and we came to our home city Jaipur to let her grandparents see her prior to Diwali.Sincevoting dates had been announced and I still have my voting rights in Jaipur’s Vidhyadhar Nagar constituency, we decided to stay back and vote,” said Sharma, who works as software engineer at a multi-national company.
Upali also joined her husband. “I work as analyst in the power department at Dublin and I am still a voter at Vidhyadhar Nagar constituency. I must tell you the arrangements were good and it took us hardly 5 minutes to cast our vote,” she said.
Sharma also brought his 95-year-old grandfather on a wheelchair. “We were not aware of home voting facility. He (grandfather) was very keen to vote and we brought him, too,” he said.
Shivam Joshi who lives at Downingtown, Pennsylvania, also decided to stay back in Jaipur after Diwali. “I have been working at a company at New York. Diwali visit was pre-planned. My father insisted that I stay back to vote. Thankfully, there was no chaos at the private school where I voted in Civil Lines constituency,” Joshi said.
Awdhesh Pareek, a resident of walled city who has a jewellery business in Canada, had come for the wedding of his cousin on November 23. He decided to stay back to vote. “It was a nice experience for me,” he said.
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“Actually, I became father of a daughter and we came to our home city Jaipur to let her grandparents see her prior to Diwali.Sincevoting dates had been announced and I still have my voting rights in Jaipur’s Vidhyadhar Nagar constituency, we decided to stay back and vote,” said Sharma, who works as software engineer at a multi-national company.
Upali also joined her husband. “I work as analyst in the power department at Dublin and I am still a voter at Vidhyadhar Nagar constituency. I must tell you the arrangements were good and it took us hardly 5 minutes to cast our vote,” she said.
Sharma also brought his 95-year-old grandfather on a wheelchair. “We were not aware of home voting facility. He (grandfather) was very keen to vote and we brought him, too,” he said.
Shivam Joshi who lives at Downingtown, Pennsylvania, also decided to stay back in Jaipur after Diwali. “I have been working at a company at New York. Diwali visit was pre-planned. My father insisted that I stay back to vote. Thankfully, there was no chaos at the private school where I voted in Civil Lines constituency,” Joshi said.
Awdhesh Pareek, a resident of walled city who has a jewellery business in Canada, had come for the wedding of his cousin on November 23. He decided to stay back to vote. “It was a nice experience for me,” he said.
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Ditching home voting, 80 years & above reach booths to cast their vote
Many senior citizens in Jaipur, including octogenarians, nonagenarians, and even centenarians, chose to cast their votes from polling booths instead of using the facility of voting from home. One of the reasons cited by the elderly voters was that home voting made them feel physically disabled. Senior citizens were provided with the facility of e-rickshaw pick up and drop in most constituencies. Some, like 85-year-old Jitender Pal, who is partially paralyzed, wanted to witness the atmosphere inside the polling booth and see which party was putting in more effort. Despite their physical challenges, these elderly voters were determined to exercise their right to vote.
Many senior citizens in Jaipur, including octogenarians, nonagenarians, and even centenarians, chose to cast their votes from polling booths instead of using the facility of voting from home. One of the reasons cited by the elderly voters was that home voting made them feel physically disabled. Senior citizens were provided with the facility of e-rickshaw pick up and drop in most constituencies. Some, like 85-year-old Jitender Pal, who is partially paralyzed, wanted to witness the atmosphere inside the polling booth and see which party was putting in more effort. Despite their physical challenges, these elderly voters were determined to exercise their right to vote.
Counting castes, counting votes…then?
Bihar caste survey reveals marginalisation of backward communities and social groups, attracting interest from all political parties. Electoral campaigns in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Rajasthan highlight the importance of social justice in future political discourse. However, the focus remains limited to electoral terms, proposing expanded reservation in public sector jobs and educational institutions. The survey data emphasizes the overlap between caste and class, with high poverty rates among scheduled caste (SC) communities. The economic liberalization of the 1990s created a challenge in balancing the market economy and the marginalized sections, leading to affirmative action policies as a short-term electoral mechanism.
Bihar caste survey reveals marginalisation of backward communities and social groups, attracting interest from all political parties. Electoral campaigns in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Rajasthan highlight the importance of social justice in future political discourse. However, the focus remains limited to electoral terms, proposing expanded reservation in public sector jobs and educational institutions. The survey data emphasizes the overlap between caste and class, with high poverty rates among scheduled caste (SC) communities. The economic liberalization of the 1990s created a challenge in balancing the market economy and the marginalized sections, leading to affirmative action policies as a short-term electoral mechanism.
Six MP ministers constituencies see dip in voting compared to 2018
The EC statistics reveal that the overall voter turnout in this assembly election increased by more than 2% compared to 2018. However, around 50 assembly seats experienced a slight dip in voter turnout, including seats held by six sitting ministers from the BJP. Notably, Khurai, the constituency of urban administration minister Bhupendra Singh, saw a turnout of 79.64%, lower than the 81.25% in 2018. In Mhow, represented by minister Usha Thakur, the voter turnout was 77.39%, slightly less than the 78.98% in 2018. Similar trends were observed in Barwani, Badnawar, Amarpatan, and Sanwer.
The EC statistics reveal that the overall voter turnout in this assembly election increased by more than 2% compared to 2018. However, around 50 assembly seats experienced a slight dip in voter turnout, including seats held by six sitting ministers from the BJP. Notably, Khurai, the constituency of urban administration minister Bhupendra Singh, saw a turnout of 79.64%, lower than the 81.25% in 2018. In Mhow, represented by minister Usha Thakur, the voter turnout was 77.39%, slightly less than the 78.98% in 2018. Similar trends were observed in Barwani, Badnawar, Amarpatan, and Sanwer.
