Comments on: I voted, I voted for no one in Delhi elections

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Vote vote and vote, its your country | BT-G.com: The Everything Blog — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 18:45:12 +0000

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By: Dennis - Payday Loans

Dennis - Payday Loans — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 06:17:59 +0000

I think it is very important to exercise your voting wrights.

By: Mayank

Mayank — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 07:49:12 +0000

@ Akshay
First of all, I have no where confirmed the provision of cancellation and I still maintain that its no where documented (except for fake emails) taht there will be cancellation.

Whether it will create a pressure on government or not, my view is, yes it will. We live in a democratic setup. Protests of any kind are largely noticed by. When people sit on hunger strikes why does govermentor officials try so hard to break them down by hook or by crook?
If it continues genuine people will come out that there is a realistic chance that they can indeed win the elections as public is really pissed by the tactics of our politicians.
How do you judge a new pool of candidates. Well that is difficult.
But yousee, we can check for their work,if they have any criminal records etc. Hell,our present bunch does not come clean even on these. Thats the most disgusting thing. If new bunch was atleast clean on these front,it will make things easier for me to identify with the new lot then with the older one.
Also if some one with as distinct identity as Dr Kalaam comes into picture,you dont even have to think. Do you? So the scenario I mentioned in above para is for new candidates about which we do not know much and for people like Dr Kalaam you do not wait to decide.

For me,if I have to chose from lesser of the two eveils from a country of over one billion people to give me a bunch of leaders, thats a shame and I wish I never become part of that national shame.

By: Vote Vote and Vote but Smartly…

Vote Vote and Vote but Smartly… — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 21:38:55 +0000

[...] Also, No Vote thing might not be as easy we we are thinking, and it will also disclose your identity, as you will have to sign some document for no vote.. so the guys sitting over there will obviously know about your decision… A blogger has blogged about this experience about “no vote” thing here [...]

By: Akshay

Akshay — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 09:00:57 +0000

I don’t know why I’m spending so much time on this but even though I have no right to say that what you voted for is wrong – still I’d like to tell you something once again.

Presuming that all the parties in the constituency are corrupt and do not deserve our votes and so the majority opt for a blank vote, and get the candidates removed from the list (as the legal interpretation says in http://voteindia.in/news.php) and conduct a poll afresh, the following questions arise in my mind:

- Who would contest in the polls again? If no new party was introduced in the candidates’ list when the first polls were conducted then why would they enter now? Many people as we know do not want to get into politics.
- A lot of time would take to form an effective and efficient party – so that they meet the standards which we have set – which are “good”. What if the tenure of the previous party ends by then?
- If a party is indeed floated in a really short period of time then how can we trust them that they would be able to manage the affairs properly? Chances are that the staff members are inexperienced or even corrupt. So that’ll be as good as exploring virgin lands and in other words we’re playing with luck as we always do.
- Last but the most – how do we judge that the party is good? Would we judge them by the number of samosas and chai they distribute or the quality of their songs played or the amount of PREMIUM LIQUOR they smuggle and distribute to the public?

The main idea of this whole thing seems to be to terrorise the politicians by the public uniting – which is what is necessary anyway! By choosing the lesser of the evils and then not letting them be evil because of our united force is the only way I see – to get out of this mess. Uniting, staying united, being vigilant and raising our voice against atrocities is the way to go.

By: Mayank

Mayank — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:03:58 +0000

@ Sanchit

“now we know that there is this rule and it is not a hoax and people can use it”

Bro, like I said, I asked a few lawyers and they said there is nothing like that. So I am not sure what it is. More over, I am wondering, where the hell my vote went if that is the case.
But again as I have updated in the post, there seems another person who casted his vote using 49-o. I tried contacting him but so far no response.

May be if just one more person can confirm that they voted using 49-o, then we (and me) can be sure. And me really wondering what the hell is that text supposed to mean on NIC website then? It is the website of Ministry of Law & Justice of Govt Of India. Or is it that it is also as meaningless as our government itself? Giving me headspins this thing.

By: sanchit goyal

sanchit goyal — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:41:01 +0000

hey thnx 4 the post…..now we know that there is this rule and it is not a hoax and people can use it……on the fact that whether re-election will be held or not if the majority decides not to vote….here is a website article which may be of some help…..

http://voteindia.in/news.php

By: Mayank

Mayank — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 11:01:03 +0000

@ VoteYatra2009

Thanks! I would sure love to be a part of such a community

@ Samrat

We know we dont have enough genuine candidates but you should still cast your vote. Not giving your vote should not be an option. Though I agree its really really hard to make up your mind to whom do you want to give vote to.
But even if there was no “49-p”, I would have still given my vote! Thats my right and my duty