Let Your Hearts Talk

This is what happened in an area in Chennai on the day of POLL.

This person after verifying his name in the list obtained the name slip from the booth agent. And then when he went to the polling booth , he was not allowed to cast his vote .The presiding officer in the polling booth did not allow him to cast his vote saying his name was in the Shifted and Dead Voters List.

And this is what the person said..

“How my name got included in that list is still a wonder because I am residing in the same area from June, 2008 and till date it is not certain whether anyone came to the residence for checking. But they have marked the name in the Shifted and Dead Voters List. Though my name is there in the electoral roll and I have the the Electors Photo Identity Card(EPIC) the name slip, I am not able to vote.”

This issue is prevalent in some other places too.

Another issue faced by some people is the names in the EPI card are not proper. It is specified correctly in Tamil but a completely different name is mentioned in English. When people ask about this in the Taluk office, they are asking to enroll again during the time of inclusion. They fail to check properly at the time of issuing the card. The Election Department is giving Rs.15 for each individual to the agency preparing the EPIC. If proper checking is made and a correct card is given the first time itself lot of money need not be wasted in issuing the card again. Since they are insisting on Photo Identity card to show residential proof for many things today like for getting a new telephone connection or opening a bank account and many such similar things, Election Department should take essential care to issue the EPIC in proper manner.

Many other victims like this have been deprived of their voting rights due to the irresponsibility of a few. Whose fault is this!!!!

Will the responsible authorities take proper actions to avoid such things in future!!!!!!!!!!!

Does the Election Commission have any answer for these people queries?

This is really a social problem.

Voting is every Indian Citizen's Right. Every individual has the duty in selecting proper leaders for our Nation. Let us hope that the corresponding authorities take proper steps to avoid such Issues in future so that each and every Indian Citizen makes use of their Voting Rights and work towards a Better India.