India, as we all know, it is the biggest democratic country. It means the leaders of the country are elected by the people. So for every five years a general election is held. And five years is not a short term, so we will have to elect an able representative. Our representative should be the one who is sound and should have the ability to stand and speak in the parliament. So during the election every citizen will be having a huge responsibility on their shoulders.
But to what level are we handling the responsibility? One of the best ways to answer it is by looking at the voting percentage. But as we all noticed, the voting percentage is very low. What may be the reason for it? We can say that globalization is the reason. People move away from their native to different places for different reasons. It may be business or studies. And during the elections they don’t bother going to their native and casting their vote.
As a student studying in Bangalore, I too did the same thing. And so did my friends. I had my vote in Karwar but could not cast my valuable vote.
So what is the solution for this? Is it up to the voters? Might be right to an extent. But according to me the Election commission can play an important role here. We are in an electronic age now. We use electronic voting machines which one of the greatest achievement along times. By using the technology a step further we can make the difference.
Can the Election Commission (EC) afford using internet connections at the polling booths? Obviously it can. All what has to be done is connecting the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) to the internet. And people staying in any place can go to a nearby polling booth and cast their vote to the candidate contesting in their constituency. The procedure may sound big and expensive. But the procedure is as simple as booking an online bus ticket. All what the EC has to do is to have some more polling booths, some more employees, and internet connection.
Can’t the EC do it for the welfare of the nation?
