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How is 18% for majority!?
Written By silkboard - 11 May, 2008
After casting my vote early in the morning yesterday, while I drove around and was doing some shopping, I was curiously trying to spot the ink on those index fingers. My empirical observations told me that less than 50% of people had taken the trouble of visiting a polling booth. Morning newspapers are saying that Bangalore city areas saw only 44% voter turnout, and I am not surprised.
With three cornered (four, if you add BSP) contests everywhere, it is safe to assume that winning candidate will at best get 35-40% of the votes polled. 40% (winning percentage) of 44% (voting percentage) = around 18%. So, the winning candidates can realistically claim to have support of only 18% of Bangalore's citizens.
What a shame. 18% is not even half of what we call majority (50%). They say democracy is the rule of majority and I am wondering how the hell do we call this democracy.
COMMENTS
Our Government / Leaders - Our Reflection
kbsyed61 - 11 May, 2008 - 12:52
"Your leaders would be what you are".
Basically we will get the government what each of us would deserve. We are lethargic, lazy, inefficient, do not have respect for time, disrespect to fellow citizen etc. So the kind of leaders we will get elected will of that reflection only. Otherwise how could one explain that only 44% voted.
There is another saying " In a democracy, a bad government would be made by the people who do not vote".
Syed
sxthiru - 11 May, 2008 - 13:53
Thrilling if it happens. There should be a regulations from government that private and public sectors need to help to achieve this. How, The companies, Industries, institutions, govt bodies which employes people, should have some level of involvement to their social cause. Each person who is working in a company should be made aware of their social responsibility other than there professional one. The company can be small, medium, large. The enterprise should give a nonmandate directive to the employees from the management to contribute to these causes. There are many exceptions that can be ignore, but the impact will certainly make a difference.
The political parties also should propogate the need for mandate voting, irrespective to their party.
Rgs,
sxthiru
Lethargy one side Inefficiency adds to it
santsub - 11 May, 2008 - 17:06
I have to say there are thousands or lakhs of voters who could not vote when they went to vote and their names were not listed and hence not allowed to vote... my dad was not allowed to vote because his name was not in the list. Infact our tenants who are new had their names but my dad who has lived in that same house for the last 32 years had to come back without voting... - So lethargy one side where people did not vote because they dont care - inefficiency made it bad too... I am hoping atleast all those who could vote voted... please vote - thats the power of democracy.
Voters Shun Elections - At a Cost
Naveen - 11 May, 2008 - 15:25
"FOR EVIL TO SUCCEED, THE GOOD DO NOT HAVE TO DO ANYTHING OTHER THAN STAY QUIET"
"IF THE GOOD PEOPLE OF KARNATAKA DO NOT WISH TO VOTE BECAUSE THEY THINK THAT BAD PEOPLE WILL COME TO POWER, THEY SHOULD BE PREPARED TO BE RULED BY THE BAD PEOPLE WHO WILL CERTAINLY COME TO POWER"
Devesh - 11 May, 2008 - 08:39
Dear SB
This note was written by my wife Anjali, in comment on the low voter turn-out.
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The apathy and low turnout of voters in Bangalore ensured that the winning candidate wins with only about 18% of the total eligible votes. My vote will count for me and at least 4 other voters.
"Decisions are made by those who show up". I hope you like MY government.
- Anjali Agarwal
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Regards
Devesh R. Agarwal
Visit my aviation blog at http://aviation.deveshagarwal.com
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