Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Its not at all difficult .......

Lets not give reasons people : we have an obligation to take part in the process which decides our future - its election time - THE largest democracy in the world going to vote.

And to be frank this is not that difficult - let me tell you few simple things about going to the election :

1) If you are Indian and above age 18 it is your supreme right to VOTE. No one even the stipulated rules can stop you from voting.
2) The only thing you need to prove is that you belong to a particular constituency. Thats all.

So the entire affair boils down to - proving that you are who you claim to be - that is the ID proof. That you are above the age of 18yrs - that is the age proof. And finally that you reside in the constituency you want to vote from - that is proof of address.

The ID proof : this can be anything that has your name and your photo on it and is recognised by the govt.

passport
driving licence
passbook
PAN card
Company ID

The Age proof:

10th certificate
birth certificate
PAN card etc etc

The address proof:

Electricity bill
Water bill
Company letter
Driving licence
etc etc etc

AND ONE very important thing - you dont need to have a voter card to vote - you just need to have your name on the voter list of that constituency - thats all. This you can do by a simple procedure by submitting the document to the ERO office.

For those who want even a simpler process just log on to www.jaagore.com - fill out the details. take printout - submit the form. The site even gives the address of the nearest pooling center and the ERO office nearest to you.

And if you donot do even this much to participate in your countries decision making process. Then i just wonder how can you see eye to eye with the person in the mirror..........

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