How To Vote India and Why is National Voters' Day Celebrated Every Year ?

National Voters' Day is being celebrated across the country today. According to the Indian Constitution, the people are the foundation of this unique democracy, where the government is elected by the people, who have the direct right to elect the Central and State Governments once in 5 years. Today is the same public day.

So now the question is why Voters' Day is celebrated? When did this day dedicated to voters begin to be celebrated? How many voters are there in the country? How many voters are there in one Lok Sabha and Assembly seat? Which Lok Sabha has the highest number of voters and where the lowest number of voters? So let's find out, everything you need to know as a voter ...

Why is Voter's Day celebrated?

There were two reasons for celebrating this day. The first is inclusive and the second is qualitative partnership. The aim was to ensure that no voter was left behind. There was another purpose behind it. On this day, the Election Commission identifies voters who have attained the age of 18 years. The names of all of them are included in the electoral roll. The theme for Voters' Day in 2021 is' All Voters Be Empowered, Vigilant, Safe and Vigilant '.

When did it start?

In 2011 there was a UPA-2 government. At that time President Pratibha Devisingh Patil and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh were present. This year marks the 61st anniversary of the establishment of the Election Commission. The then President Pratibha Devisingh Patil started celebrating January 25 as National Voters' Day. January 25, 2021 will be celebrated as National Voters' Day for the 11th time.

How is Voter's Day celebrated?

Every year since 2011, January 25 has been celebrated as Voters' Day. It has a theme. On this day, the government runs a campaign to alert voters, especially those who are first-time voters or whose names are not yet on the electoral roll. On this day, the National Award is given to those who have excelled in the electoral process.

Who can vote in India?

According to the Constitution of India, a citizen of India who is 18 years of age or older. These people are given the right to vote under any discrimination or citizenship act. NRIs who have Indian passports also have the right to vote.

What is the role of Election Commission?

The Election Commission of India was established on January 25, 1950. This body falls under Article 324 of the Constitution. It consists of a three-member president, the first chief election commissioner and two other commissioners. He is appointed by the President. All have a term of 6 years. This is a constitutional body. The Election Commission is responsible for organizing all the elections in the country.

These include Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha, Legislative Assembly, Legislative Council, Presidential and Vice Presidential elections. The Election Commission is in the role of a Guardian during elections. The same determines all the guidelines of the election, which apply to the candidate and all political parties. If these guidelines are violated during the election, a complaint may be lodged with the Election Commission. This body makes all the decisions related to the election itself. Officers of the Indian Revenue Service (IRS) are there to observe election expenses.

How many voters are there in one Lok Sabha and Assembly seat?

According to the constitution, there should be one Lok Sabha MP for every 10 lakh population, but in India the population is 256 lakh. There has been talk of increasing and decreasing the population in the states. In 1971, the number of seats in the country and other states fluctuated. It has one MP for every 30 lakh people and one MP for every 20 lakh people in Tamil Nadu. If one Lok Sabha seat is distributed to a population of one million, the number will increase to 1375 seats in India. In UP alone, the number of seats will increase from 80 to 238. According to the constitution, the 10-year concept will not apply to states with a population of 6 lakh or less. There will be one MP in such states.

How are Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha seats determined?

The delimitation commission is responsible for determining the number of Lok Sabha and Assembly seats. It was formed in 1952.

Article 82 of the Constitution also stipulates the work of the Punch. Under this, demarcation of any area is decided on the basis of census every ten years.

The 42nd amendment to the constitution was made during the Emergency. It fixed the number of Assembly and Lok Sabha seats based on the 1971 census.

The 84th amendment to the Constitution was made in 2001. Under this, after the census in 2026, the delimitation of Lok Sabha has been discussed on the basis of its statistics. The census will be taken in 2031 after 2026. Only then is the number of Lok Sabha seats expected to increase. In the Lok Sabha elections till 2034, there will be only 543 seats.

The delimitation commission was formed in July 2002 for the state legislatures. In December 2007, the delimitation commission submitted its recommendation to the Central Government. When the recommendations were approved in 2008, several states were demarcated.

It is very important to know the machine on which you press the button before voting

The machine used for voting is called EVM (Electronic Voting Machine). Candidate's bid is decided only after counting on this machine. EVMs come up for discussion as soon as elections come. This raises the question of turmoil, of defects. Let's find out what an EVM is, how it works, and when it was first used.

Lok Sabha elections are like a festival in India. Every candidate standing in the election tries to persuade the people to vote. Voting is very important for every citizen of the country. A person must have a Water ID to vote. Also the name of the person must be included in the water list. The machine used for voting is called EVM (Electronic Voting Machine). Candidate's bid is decided only after counting on this machine. EVMs come up for discussion as soon as elections come. This raises the question of turmoil, of defects. Let's find out what an EVM is, how it works, and when it was first used.

EVM has two parts. Votes are registered through one, and controlled by the other. Which is called the control unit. The control machine is with the polling officer. So the voting machine is kept inside the polling room. The VVPAT i.e. Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail machine is used to maintain the reliability of EVM. The use of VVPAT started only after questions were raised on EVM.

When was the first time VVPAT was used?

VVPAT was first used in Nagaland elections in 2013. Following which, the Supreme Court had directed the Central Government to set up a VVPAT machine and allocate Rs. VVPAT was used in some places in the year 2014. In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, VVIP was used in constituencies of Lucknow, Bangalore South, Gandhinagar, Chennai Central, Jadavpur, Raipur, Patna Sahib and Mizoram. Bharat Electronics Limited manufactured 33,500 VVPET machines in the year 2016. The commission used 52,000 VVPATs in the five state assembly elections held in 2017.

How the VVPAT machine works

VVPAT stands for Water Verifiable Paper Audit Trail Machine attached to EVM. After the voter presses the blue button next to the name of the candidate of their choice on the EVM, the VVPAT can be seen visually for seven seconds to see who he has voted for. That is, whether his vote fell according to the push of his button or not. The voter who sees the visual becomes the same lot and falls into a sealed box, which is not given to the voter. The letter contains the name of the candidate, the election symbol and the name of the party that the voter is voting for on the EVM. In this case, if there is a VVPAT with EVM at the polling station, it can be seen on the VVPAT after you have cast your vote.

How to vote in Lok Sabha elections, Learn in easy steps?

Many new voters will go to the polls to cast their votes. The Lok Sabha elections are being held across the country in seven phases.

In which voting will be done by EVM at all polling stations. However, for those who are going to vote for the first time, how to vote may be a question of confusion.

This video tries to explain the whole voting process.

A color photo ID card is issued by the Election Commission to enable voting.

Alternatively, passport, driving license, identity card as an employee of Central Government or State Government, bank or post office photograph passbook, PAN card, Aadhaar card, smart card issued by Registrar General of India, MNREGA job card issued by Ministry of Labor and Ministry of Labor. Voting can be done using the accompanying pension paper.

Voting for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections will take place in seven phases. Voting will take place in Gujarat on April 23.

There are a total of 26 Lok Sabha seats in Gujarat, of which 20 seats are unreserved, four seats are reserved for Scheduled Tribes and two seats for Scheduled Castes, so that all classes get representation.

Navsari, Amreli, Porbandar, Anand, Vadodara, Banaskantha, Patan, Mehsana, Sabarkantha, Gandhinagar, Ahmedabad East, Surendranagar, Rajkot, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Kheda, Panchmahal, Bharuch, Surat and Navsari are unreserved seats.

While Dahod, Bardoli, Valsad and Chhotaudepur seats are reserved for Scheduled Tribes (ST).

Ahmedabad West and Kutch seats are reserved for Scheduled Caste (SC).

4.47 crore voters are to exercise their franchise at 51709 polling stations in Gujarat.

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