VOTER-STRONG FORCE TO NATION
INTRODUCTION:
People often
choose not to vote because they feel their vote doesn't count, but one vote
does count in many ways. Your choice to vote or not, will have far reaching
consequences on people all over the world, many of whom do not have the right
to vote themselves. In local and national elections, lawmakers are elected who
make laws, policies, and appointments that will have effects for years to come.
The most common reason people say they do not vote, one vote doesn't count, but
it does. If everyone used an excuse and did not vote, what kind of government
would we have?
WHY SHOULD WE VOTE:
Voting in India is a
Constitutional right if one is a citizen over 18 years of age. However, that
also makes it optional. It has been a tendency among voters, especially in the
urban areas, to treat the voting day as a day of rest. While skipping the vote
may not seem to cause any harm, the long-term consequences are disastrous.
RIGHT TO VOTE:
We think of
the right to vote as one of the most basic elements of a democratic
citizenship: both essential and universal. But it wasn’t always like this. In
the course of democratic evolution across the world, the right to vote was often
withheld by political elites, who saw it as a weapon that could be used to
bring about large-scale social reconstruction. For large parts of history,
women, racial minorities, and property-less or poor people were routinely
denied the vote, on the grounds that they could not be trusted to exercise it
responsibly.
VOTER A STRONG FORCE TO NATION:
Voting is a
basic process that keeps a nation’s governmental system works. It enables the
citizens to choose their own government. It also allows the people to choose
their representatives in the government. The purpose of every government is to
develop and implement various policies for the benefit of its citizens. It also
enables the person with the right to question the government about issues and
clarifications. Voting is the way to express the opinion of a citizen in a
democratic nation. Voting is crucial to activating the democratic process. On
the day of the election, voters won’t just have the capacity to choose their
representatives in government for the following term, and they can also decide
on measures like security issues that concede the government authority to
borrow funds for development projects and different advancements. Also, in some
cases, voters cast their voting sheets on social issues.
The
responsibility of citizens is voting. The law does not require citizens to
vote, but voting is a very important part of any democracy. By voting, citizens
are participating in the democratic process. Citizens vote for leaders to
represent them and their ideas, and the leaders support the citizens’
interests.
We complain that we don’t have
proper roads, no regular supply of water, no development, corruption etc.
Rather than complaining if we elect a good candidate who will work for the
people then that’s what the true power of common man. Voting is not just our
RIGHT, it’s also our DUTY.
Our country is a republic and
it's the responsibility of the people to elect the right candidate. A good
leader will make sure that the next 5 years will be safe, progressive and
pro-development. We should never think that how will it matter if one or two
people don’t vote. Our constitution has given a very important power to us to
elect the person who can take forward the country on the right path, so we have
to use our power intelligently. We should always remember that we (as an
individual) should not vote for a person based on caste (thinking that he is of
my caste), religion. We should not accept any gifts or monetary benefits from
any candidate in exchange for votes. We should check the candidates standing
for elections in our constituency and then among them, we have to vote for one
candidate.
Please take necessary help from
the staff in the voting poll centers as the incorrect process will make your
vote invalid.
In 2014, the voting percentage of
our country was around 66.5%, which can be improved if we all decide to vote
and also create awareness of voting among our friends and family. On the voting
day it will be a holiday, but don’t go for outing/movie without voting as one
day of enjoyment may cost us and our country. Those people who have migrated to
different cities due to different reasons and if they have their vote in their native
then they need to plan to visit their native and vote as each and every vote matter
for electing the right candidate.
CONCLUSION:
Every voter
has to take an oath “My vote is not for sale”. People should exercise their
franchise without accepting money and perks. The vote is a strong weapon in the
hands of citizens. So, people especially the youth should exercise their voting
rights and elect good leaders for a better future and development.