The Lok Sabha Election 2019 is here and the citizens have stepped out to cast their vote. Ninety-one constituencies spread over 20 states and Union territories are queueing up to choose their leaders. Citizen journalists shared their inkfies with The Quint’s My Report team.
It is my duty as a responsible citizen of India to go and exercise my right to vote. Every vote matters. So please step out and vote!
I voted for more job opportunities in Dehradun.
I am an IT graduate, I hope all big IT multinational companies will come to Dehradun as it was promised to us. I also hope good government dental colleges will be established in Dehradun/Uttarakhand, which will increase opportunities for BDS students. Right now, BDS students have no choice but to opt for private colleges for their MDS even after getting 1st rank in state. Simply because there is no Government medical college which has MDS.
Afina Rehman
“The momentum is great! I’ve never seen this kind of enthusiasm in the last couple of years.
Today, every individual is politically interested and aware.”
Raavi Agarwal
“It was a pleasure voting on the first day of the General Elections 2019. Honestly, it was a pretty expensive voting day as I had to postpone my flight so that I could vote. But jokes apart, it was important to vote. I would like to tell the others also, please come out and vote...”
Varun Mishra
“Today I exercised my democratic right. And it felt good!”
Rajesh Kumar
“Voting is a power you have. It contributes towards nation building and a step towards choosing a stable democracy. It’s not just about your views towards the existing government or Opposition. It is an action to convert your views into a vote.”
Aanchal
“I would urge India to step out and vote when their city, district go to poll. Now is the time to make a difference.”
Hulshchand Prasad
“We have done our duty.”
Hiramani Prasad and Niranjan Kumar
Prashant Sharma and his wife Manjari went to their polling booth on Thursday morning to cast their vote.
Prince Chandra Das shared his Inkfie from Andeman and Nicobar Islands.
Dauleshwar Prasad from Gaya shared his Inkfie after he returned from casting his vote.
“This is our right. Right of every individual born in this country. Through this process we are going to give power to the person who can govern us and help our society, state, nation for the next five years’.”
Gurujala Vikas
Shaikh Arbaaz with his friends went to cast his vote. And there Arbaaz met Asaduddin Owaisi.
Tushar Khare shared with us his inkfie.
Venkatesh Mustabad Mondal from Rajanna Sircilla, Telangana was among the many who went to cast his vote in the first phase.
“I believe the 2019 election is a game changer due to influence of social media. In the past the influence of social media was less. Nothing is hidden from the people as it is all there on social media.”
Aman Srivastava
“Polling was going on at a normal pace as usual. But even after repeated complaints, the Election Commission never releases an error free voters’ list despite having proper software. In Hyderabad’s Rajendranagar, the Chevella polling booths’ list having door numbers/locality name doesn’t contain all voters. Perhaps data entry is done as per will of data-entry operators, voters’ door numbers are mixed up irresponsibly, same family members are allotted booths not within the prescribed distance. If EC could not bring error-free voters’ list, it doesn't have the right to ask people to register or voters to vote,” writes TR Madhavan.
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