Our aim is as high as the endless sky, but we should have a resolve in our minds to walk ahead, hand-in-hand; and the victory will be ours. Atal Bihari Vajpayee was one of the greatest leaders India could ever provide. What does victory mean today? Is it only winning the elections for the politicians, or just a flash of the topic that the public gossips about and spits out the next morning? What has changed over the years? Is it the emotions of people that are not the same as they used to be, or is it the concern for the Nation receding towards national duties, as on the aspect of the most important duty of a citizen of a democratic nation is to choose their representatives via Voting, who will assist and govern the country for the five years of term. But is today the largest democracy in the world still participating in this voting process?
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According to the data of the Election Commission of India (ECI), 465 political parties participated in the Election of 2014 in 543 constituencies where the voting Turnout percentage was 66.44%. In the 2019 General elections, 674 different political parties participated in 543 different constituencies with a voting percentage of 67.4% where female voters' percentage exceeded in terms of male voters which was 67.18- 67.02%. Also, the 3rd gender voting percentage rose by 14.64% with so much of active participation both by the political parties and the voters. Why does the rest of the population not cast their votes? It is a serious question and a serious threat to the demographic structure of the country where nearly 40% of the country's population is not casting their valuable vote whereby one single vote also matters, which has very serious importance in the electoral process.
When a survey was conducted overall with recharge, why did the percentage of the voting not increase on the grounds of India? After questioning different age categories, people came up with different perspectives. On asking the senior citizens why they were not interested in the electoral process, the answer was, 'we lived our life and now it's the turn of our younger ones to choose their representative, and it’s time for us to rest now.' Adding on while asking the working-class population of the country, many of them replied that they do not get a leave on the particular voting day as many of the employees migrate for their work and it is quite difficult for them to get a leave, and while asking the youth of the county many of them are not interested in standing in the line, and they declared the voting day as a holiday. And many of them were having their exams on this crucially important day. Isn't it the responsibility of the administration after spending more than 4,000 crore of capital by the Election Commission of India (ECI) and 55,000 crore in the 2019 Lok Sabha Election that every citizen gets their basic rights of choosing their representative via the medium of voting no matter how far they are and what sort of arrange should be done for such defaults?
Should voting be made mandatory in India? So, no matter what everyone casts their vote, as in India we follow the model of Fast - past -the -post (FPTP) system wherein voters cast a vote for a single candidate, and the candidate with the most numbers of votes wins the election may not the candidate get 50% vote share, so every vote has crucial importance and turning on election mandatory method for everyone it can have a greater change in the history of the election and the politics in India. Adding on the terminology and a game plan for ‘One Nation One Election’ for a common electoral roll for all levels of the election is one of the tight manifestos that BJP is upholding in this Election with a motive to reduce the finances and accommodate the expenses that are required for election every term. By synchronizing all elections, governments can save time, effort, and money spent on organizing multiple electoral processes which also will help in the administration process as throughout the time it’s is the sole responsibility of the government bodies to conduct such hectic schedule elections, it will now have a better side to go for full-fledged administration works, but the question is will it be possible for conducting such vast election of Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha on the grounds or will be just as on words in the documents will this be the ground reality that India will someday hold all spears of the election on the same time zone. Still, it is a big promise by the government which is being criticized. And, will this help in the electoral process of India and the new ideology motivate the citizens of India to a better participation in the voting process?
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Voting stands as the cornerstone of India's democratic principles. It holds paramount importance in India, serving as the bedrock of its democratic ethos, voting fosters accountability among elected leaders, holding them responsible for their actions. Most importantly voting is Important, it is Our Basic human right and most importantly we also must cast our vote, because it matters till it becomes mandatory in our Country."