As youths & first time voters, here is how you should choose leaders in the upcoming elections of 2022 and 2023?

According to reports, there will be an average seven to eight lakh voters who will be voting for the first time. As a responsible citizen of India, you must understand that voting is your basic right.

Election is a process, as beginners one must not get confused with the choices you have to make in choosing your leader. Before voting it is key to know about the contesting candidate, the party he/she belongs to, their past leadership experience, future view and their achievements. Here are some of the parameters that you need to consider before voting.

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Primary considerations:

  1. First, you should make sure that your name exists in the voter list and also check for the polling booth where you can cast your vote. You can check/verify this using this link, https://voterportal.eci.gov.in/.
  2. Voting during elections will help to choose the right leader for your constituency, which in turn safeguard you from leaders misusing the powers. If you think that none of the candidates contesting are fit for the position, you can still select NOTA(None Of The Above). Choosing NOTA showcases the voters dissatisfaction with the candidates, parties and their promised manifestos.
  3. To make things easier, the Election Commision the electronic voting machine (EVM) comes with candidate photos along with the side of the party symbol.

Secondary considerations:

Party:

In a democratic country like India, an individual or a party cannot take any decision on their own. For a new law to be brought into effect, the leader or the party in power has to consider the opposition’s statements and then take the final call. Whereas China is ruled by a single party, where the decision is made by the leader and that decision has to be accepted and followed by everyone without opposing it. 

Hence it is important as citizens to choose a political party that works on good principles, has a great agenda for development and good work ethics. A person can contest elections either from a national, regional party or contest as an independent.

Leader:

Evaluating the leaders before voting is very important. One must know all the leaders contesting from different parties and contesting as independents in the elections. One easy way of searching for leaders is to sign up to MyLeaders. Then you must understand each and every leader who is contesting. You must know their leadership experience, vision, achievements, accomplishments, their manifesto and many more. Login to MyLeaders to understand the leaders better using https://follower.myleaders.in.

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You must understand that each vote matters and it is important to select the right candidate to serve your society for good governance. We at MyLeaders give prominence to transparent and honest leaders. We say never be influenced to vote for any particular leader or party, you must take your own decision before voting.

Never vote for note!