National Voter Day : क्योंकि हर एक वोट जरूरी है... 

 

"In a world that might say one vote doesn't mater.... it does matter because each person is of infinite worth and value to god... Your vote is a declaration of importance as a person and a citizen".

National Voters Day is celebrated across the country on 25 January every year. The sole purpose of this day is to make people aware of their voting rights and to attract more people – mostly the newly eligible younger generation, to vote and contribute to the electoral political process.

Earlier, the minimum age to vote was 21 years, which was lowered to 18 years, when the 61st amendment bill was passed in the year 1988. This year, National Voters Day is celebrated for the 10th time in the country. 

 

National Voters Day History 

The Election Commission of India was founded on 25 January in the year 1950. In the year 2011, a Union Cabinet meeting was held which was chaired by then Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh. In this meeting, a Law Ministry proposal was approved regarding National Voters Day – hence, the first time this day was observed was in the year 2011. 

 

India is a republican country. In a democratic country, the most important thing is to vote and vote. The Republic is like a ‘yagy’ in which the sacrifice of votes i.e. votes is considered very important. Here even one vote is enough to change the government and power. Remember the time when the government of the former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee had failed to save his government with just one vote. Now you think how much damage has been done to the country due to pillaging like ‘laziness’ and ‘what will change with my one vote’? 

 

Those who debate big on Indian system and dirty politics often do not go to vote in this 'yagy' of Indian Republic just because they feel in line here, discipline has to be followed for some time. Now you must be wondering what the discipline has to do with the Republic? However, there is a huge connection. Those who do this forget that without discipline no subordinate country got independence, even India had to live in the strict discipline created by Gandhiji for independence. And our democratic system is very important in maintaining this independence. The democratic system can run smoothly only when every human being uses his opinion and expresses his will and reluctance.

 

The relevance of this day before January 26 is very accurate. In fact, the voter and his vote are the basic foundation of Indian democracy or any healthy democracy. The declining interest of voters in Indian democracy in the last several years indicates the declining faith in the democracy of the people. It is natural for the politicians of the country to be worried. To end this concern, for the last two years, the government takes several big steps on the day of January 25 so that more and more voters can exercise their vote, especially the youth. This effort of the government has also brought color, which is the proof of record voting in UP assembly elections and Gujarat elections.

A tough challenge for the youth

The participation of youth in India is very high. However, it is also true that a large population of the country fails to register their names in the voter list despite completing the 18th year of their age. The government has taken several important steps to deal with this important and complex problem. Today, you will find such centers where the work of getting voter ID card is done. This work is being done by setting up camp in every district, block or village.

 Challenges faced by Election Commission of India

This awareness campaign of the Government of India is a remarkable step in itself, but there are many other difficulties in the process of nomination in the voter list on which the Election Commission and the Government need to take more practical and effective decisions. Lack of education and the absence of a birth certificate in remote rural and even urban poor settlements is a major reason why large numbers of rural and urban poor, youth and adults are often denied enrollment in the voter list. Apart from this, there is no smooth arrangement for enrollment in the voter list of a large migrant population in search of work, due to which a large population is deprived of becoming a voter. However, to overcome this challenge, the government can soon take some major steps. 

 

 

Until a voter does not understand the meaning of his vote, it is difficult to change India’s system. To change the system all have to be vaccinated by the Republic. Voters have to understand that one of their votes can become not only a government but also a tool to change the system and through this, the fate of that voter itself can be changed.