I am 22 and I have still not got my name included in the voter list... oki so I am jst another youth whose not interested in politics and strongly believes 'es desh ka kuch nahin ho sakta'.
Then, you are wrong! I am jst the opposite. I am interested in politics... (anyone ready to give me a ticket(?)) and sometime in the future I may even go to the extent of the ones in Yuva... let me also say I wont do anything as bizzare as the ones in Rang de Basanti.
So what am I waiting for?
Well here it is...
I am waiting for my inclusion in the voter list by initiating the process online. I tried it last time and nothing happened. I have tried it again. Hope this time everything happens as mentioned on the website.
Appeal:
This is my humble appeal to everyone who sees this. Make sure that you register your name in the Electoral Voting List. If we can make a difference then why count on others. Lets CHOOSE.
Update: (Because of the recent comments in this post)
Let me make things clear that nor am I the 'Cheif Electoral Officer' neither do I work there, so avoid sending your voting information to me. This post only conveys that I made an online request for the inclusion of my name in the voter list. I thought it was clear from the content of the post but after the recent comments on my blog I thought of mentioning it clearly.
Along with that let me also add that after making a online request for the inclusion of my name I received a confirmation of the same later. You can read it here 'Now even I can VotE !'.
So, for everyone's benefit let me share the procedure I followed:
1. Go to http://ceo.maharashtra.gov.in/
2. Now click on the appropriate link on the right under 'Online Registrations':
3. Follow the procedure listed in the subsequent pages.
4. Keep your fingers crossed.
According to my mail records:
12th July, 2004: Application for the Electoral Roll
Thank you for Applying online for inclusion of name in electoral roll
Name:Akshay Surve ID:XXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Please follow the link below to confirm your application for inclusion of name in electoral roll http://ceo.maharashtra.gov.in/applnConfirm.php
16th May, 2006: Autoresponder from CEO
To,
Akshay Surve,
Your Form No is :XXXXXXXXXXX -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
This is a System generated mail. Please do not reply to this E-mail Id
28th July, 2006: Your Application to CEO
Your online Application no XXXXXXXXXXX dated 2006/05/16
The name of has been included in 42-Goregaon Assembly Constituency in Part No 88 at Serial Number 958
So, I would request everyone to follow the procedure on http://ceo.maharashtra.gov.in/ website and in this process you may leave me a small 'thank you' note here in the comments section if you found this information useful. (Please avoid giving me your voting details along with it 😉