Maybe this post is a bit too late. But as they say better late than never. Even if I can get one more extra person to vote in tomorrow's (21st October 2019) Maharashtra state elections, I would be happy.
Tomorrow 21st October 2019, Citizens of Maharastra, India go out to choose their state government for the next 5 years. The ruling Shiv Sena (SS) - Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is supposed to sweep the polls again behind Prime Minister (PM) Modi's huge win in May 2019 (never like this political term "ruling party" used for the majority party or alliance in India). The opposition is supposed to be too scattered and not focused to mount any sort of challenge to the SS-BJP alliance.
It should not be this way. We need to think local in State and Local elections. It should not matter what and who the Central government is made of. Has your local MP done enough for your constituency in the last 5 years? Does he or she have a vision for the future and understand your local needs and issues?
Please go out and vote accordingly tomorrow. Most firms have given us a holiday to exercise our choice tomorrow. Please use this opportunity to make your voice heard. Maharashtra especially cities like Mumbai have been bad in turning up for State Elections. In 2014, Only 53 percent of the people came out to vote in Mumbai. This was better than the paltry 45 percent in 2009. Hope Mumbai and other metros can cross the 60 percent mark in 2019 like in the Lok Sabha elections.
It is late to register if you already have not done so but if you have voted in May for the Lok Sabha elections then it is a fair guess that you can do the same for Vidhan Sabha too. Please take a moment of your time to vote tomorrow. Below are a few useful links to know more about the elections and your candidates -
A third-party site with basic information on all constituencies - http://www.elections.in/maharashtra/assembly-constituencies/
List of Candidates in your area based on Election Commission Site - http://103.23.150.139/AssemblyElection2019/AC2019.aspx
If you don't know your constituency, please use this map -
http://pibmumbai.gov.in/English/PDF/E2009_ME5.PDF
Go out and exercise your franchise tomorrow. This is your chance to make your voice heard for all your local issues - be it education, water, flooding, roads, etc.
Tomorrow 21st October 2019, Citizens of Maharastra, India go out to choose their state government for the next 5 years. The ruling Shiv Sena (SS) - Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is supposed to sweep the polls again behind Prime Minister (PM) Modi's huge win in May 2019 (never like this political term "ruling party" used for the majority party or alliance in India). The opposition is supposed to be too scattered and not focused to mount any sort of challenge to the SS-BJP alliance.
It should not be this way. We need to think local in State and Local elections. It should not matter what and who the Central government is made of. Has your local MP done enough for your constituency in the last 5 years? Does he or she have a vision for the future and understand your local needs and issues?
Please go out and vote accordingly tomorrow. Most firms have given us a holiday to exercise our choice tomorrow. Please use this opportunity to make your voice heard. Maharashtra especially cities like Mumbai have been bad in turning up for State Elections. In 2014, Only 53 percent of the people came out to vote in Mumbai. This was better than the paltry 45 percent in 2009. Hope Mumbai and other metros can cross the 60 percent mark in 2019 like in the Lok Sabha elections.
It is late to register if you already have not done so but if you have voted in May for the Lok Sabha elections then it is a fair guess that you can do the same for Vidhan Sabha too. Please take a moment of your time to vote tomorrow. Below are a few useful links to know more about the elections and your candidates -
A third-party site with basic information on all constituencies - http://www.elections.in/maharashtra/assembly-constituencies/
List of Candidates in your area based on Election Commission Site - http://103.23.150.139/AssemblyElection2019/AC2019.aspx
If you don't know your constituency, please use this map -
http://pibmumbai.gov.in/English/PDF/E2009_ME5.PDF
Go out and exercise your franchise tomorrow. This is your chance to make your voice heard for all your local issues - be it education, water, flooding, roads, etc.
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