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Should India lower its voting age?
July 24, 2025 1:44 pm
Globally, several countries, including Germany, Austria, Malta, Estonia, Argentina, Nicaragua, have lowered their voting age from 18 to 16 years. Since many children are employed at 16 years in India, they also ought to have their right to vote
First-time voters share exciting moment, but some found difficulty in finding booths, names
May 21, 2024 1:23 am
The data from collector’s offices reveal that a substantial 1,11,275 youths in the age group of 18 to 19 have registered to vote for the first time.
P V Sindhu writes: This year’s election, charged by ‘yuva shakti’
March 09, 2024 10:28 am
Campaign to mobilise youth and first-time voters is becoming mass movement
Lok Sabha elections: Campaign for first-time voters
February 28, 2024 3:37 am
The Union Ministry of I&B and the Union Education Ministry came together for the campaign.
Bangalore's first-time voters come in many hues after Lok Sabha elections 2019 conclude in Karnataka
April 19, 2019 3:34 pm
IT professional Rahul Nair had a long wait to exercise his right to vote when compared to others. Interestingly, the 32-year-old reacted differently from several others when asked about his first-time experience. "I find not a single candidate is worth voting but still chose to express my opinion on the EVM," he says.
Lok Sabha polls: West Bengal has maximum first-time voters followed by UP, MP
March 15, 2019 4:19 pm
The number of people eligible to vote in Lok Sabha polls beginning next month has increased by 8.4 crore as compared to the 2014 general election, and these voters, who are in the 18-19 age group and would exercise their franchise first time.
After ‘insufficient’ response from first-time voters, drive to intensify
July 26, 2014 3:31 am
Collector says number of applications not enough, ‘campus ambassadors’ to reach out to colleges in August.
Around 78 pc first-time voters voted: Poll dept
April 18, 2014 2:04 am
It was not only the youngsters who came out in large numbers, but also the senior citizens.
272 people to vote for Lok Sabha poll for the first time in 67 yrs
March 28, 2014 11:16 am
These 7000 plus eligible voters, who have been living for a long time in this part of the state, have never voted in any election.
State EC replaces old mascot with ‘young Ananya’
March 21, 2014 3:11 am
Targeting increased youth participation in the Lok Sabha elections, SEC replaced its earlier mascot, ‘Ananta Babu’, with a young ‘Ananya’ who represents first-time voters.
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