Hello!

Quick reminder: no matter where you are, how busy you are, make sure you vote. The ones who don’t want to feel guilty having chosen someone they regret choosing, make the right choice, don’t get into waves. You got to do some research and think.

Recognised national or state political parties or any other registered political parties as well for that matter are not supposed to represent you and your family. But hey, your elected MP will.

– Visit ECI’s website and locate the list of candidates standing in elections from your respective constituencies

– To know the various details of those candidates including contact details, pending criminal cases (if any), educational background, assets and liabilities, even what vehicle they have and of what value – visit Association for Democratic Reforms’ website (ADR) and search the names at <searchyourneta> bar at the top.

Election Commission of India – https://eci.gov.in/files/file/9835-list-of-contesting-candidates-for-the-first-phase-of-elections/

ADR – https://adrindia.org/

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“Parchiyaan bant rahi hain galiyon mein, apne kaatil ka intekhaab karo; Waqt ye sakht hai chunaav ka”
(Slips of paper are being doled out in the streets, it’s time to vote for your killer; The tough time of elections is upon us)

~ Gulzar 

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Nihal Kaur
Centre for Human Rights and Duties,
Panjab University, Chandigarh