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COVER STORY

National Voters’ Day Special
Myth/
Reality

There is a very important institution
in our country, which is an integral
part of our democracy and is even
older than our republic – January Myth: 501 votes were cast from a single house
25th is the founding day of the in Haryana
Election Commission, which is Reality: The Election Commission has
clarified that House Number 265 is not a
celebrated as ‘National Voters’ small house. Many families are living on a
Day’. I extend my best wishes to one-acre ancestral plot. Each family’s house
all of you on National Voters’ Day. number is not given separately; everyone uses
House Number 265. Three generations of a
We salute the crucial role of the family live together.
Election Commission in democracy. Myth: A voter in Bihar is 124 years old,
Elections are a celebration of Subodh Kumar BLA’s name never appeared
democracy. They express the will on the list, and Ranju Devi’s name was
forcibly removed after being called out.
of the people, which is paramount
in a democracy. Reality: The voter Minata Devi from Bihar
is 34 years old, but Minata Devi herself
stated that she applied online, which resulted
Narendra Modi, Prime Minister in the age being printed as 124 years. The
information that Subodh Kumar BLA’s name
was not on the voter list turned out to be
era, India has progressed to voting with the incorrect. Ranju Devi admitted that she had
given false information.
help of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs).
There was a time when counting of votes took
several days after polling. But now, with the
help of EVMs, the results are declared within
a few hours.
Voting in an election is like a sacred ritual
in a republic, where every vote is like partici-
pating in yagna. This event reminds all of us of
our duty towards our country, that every vote
matters, and that voting is essential for every
adult citizen. The concept of an independent
Election Commission and the electoral
process, enshrined in the Indian Constitu-
tion, the symbol of democracy, makes every
individual’s vote significant, along with the
rights to equality and freedom. This is why
Indian democracy is known worldwide for its
maturity and stability. All the credit for this
goes to the Indian voter, and this power has
been bestowed upon the voter by our Con-
stitution. In every general election, the Indian

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