5 Cities, 1 day: campus citizens sign up as first-time voters
My vote counts: this was the clear message going out from college campuses in five major Indian cities on Wednesday. In a unique initiative demonstrating responsibility and empowerment, over 2,000 young men and women committed themselves to the world’s largest democratic exercise — registering online for inclusion in the voters’ list for the Lok Sabha polls beginning next month.
Most said they believed in the idea of elections, but would possibly not have voted if it hadn’t been for I-Count, a joint initiative by The Indian Express and NGO Janaagraha to encourage 18 year-olds and above to sign up as first-time voters.
On an unusually hot day in Pune, as many as 855 students — the most among all cities — registered at camps set up by I-Count at the Symbiosis International University, Maharashtra Institute of Technology, Modern College and College of Engineering, Pune.
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Most said they believed in the idea of elections, but would possibly not have voted if it hadn’t been for I-Count, a joint initiative by The Indian Express and NGO Janaagraha to encourage 18 year-olds and above to sign up as first-time voters.
On an unusually hot day in Pune, as many as 855 students — the most among all cities — registered at camps set up by I-Count at the Symbiosis International University, Maharashtra Institute of Technology, Modern College and College of Engineering, Pune.
To read the full article, click here..
To read the ePaper, visit: http://epaper.indianexpress.com
Labels: campus citizens, college campuses, five major Indian cities, I-Count, Lok Sabha polls, My vote counts, Pune, Symbiosis International University, Voters, world’s largest democratic exercise
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