Dear Citizen of India,

Here is something you should be proud of.

35 states and union territories voted together across 543 constituencies where about 1055 political parties plus probably twice as more the independent candidates were battling out across 8,28,804 polling booths where about 13,68,403 EVMs were secured by 61 lakh civil personnels so that 71,40,00,000 (71 crore and 40 lakh) registered voters could come and make a choice of their candidates, it just cannot get anything bigger than this.

Every constituency was divided into an average of 1526 polling booths

Close to 11 thousand civil personnel were deployed in every constituency to take care of about 13 lakh voters in your constituency

VoteIndia.in applauds the effort of the Election Commision of India in conducting this mammoth exercise flawlessly.

We sincerely hope that you were a part of this phenomenon of “Indian Parliamentary Elections 2009”.

Jai Hind.

- Team VoteIndia.in

(Source : BBC)

We Indians stand united whenever there is a crisis or calamity. The response to recent Mumbai attacks is one such example where millions of Indians around stood in solidarity with the victims and pressurized the Government to act to prevent such heinous crimes in the future.

The common thread that weaves in and out of the any crisis is that the citizens of India have always stood up with or without the government support.  But we need able, upright and visionary leaders to steer the country to a developed nation free of hunger, disease ignorance and lack of opportunity. Unfortunately we cannot custom create our leaders but we as citizens of India through the power of voting have the ability to make or break these leaders.

For us, the proud citizens of India, 2009 is going to be a crucial election year. As you are aware, many of us (such as NRI’s and people on temporary move) , being registered voters of India are not able to caste votes due to geographical reasons. As per The Representation of the People Act-1950, voter can only cast his/her ballot in a constituency only if, he/she is “ordinarily residing” in the corresponding area for at least six months prior to the polling date. We are being denied our constitutional right to vote and the right to participate in Indian polity  due to our temporary residence. We feel that this needs amendments to allow ‘absentee voting’ in the largest democracy of the world. Non-resident Indians feel a strong urge to exercise vote and be a part of the democratic setup. We say “My Vote, My Voice”.

As a first step towards achieving this goal, an online petition has been prepared addressing concerned ministry. Please take sometime to read and sign the petition. Link to Petition http://www.PetitionOnline.com/abvindia/

Please spread the word and send it across concerned friends/organizations/mailing-lists or through networking sites like orkut and facebook. Questions, if any, contact us. we will be glad to answer. We sincerely look forward to a very eager and enthusiastic response. Let us say “Voting is my might birth right, I shall definitely have it!”

Voters without Borders