Duty first: Seven grooms cast vote before getting hitched

NAGPUR: Even as many citizens in Nagpur didn't exercise their franchise the primary segment of polling in Maharashtra as they had to attend marriage functions on April 11, seven grooms in Amravati, Akola and Buldhana Lok Sabha constituencies cast their votes before leaving for their wedding ceremony venues on Thursday.

There have been 3 grooms from Akola constituency who cast their vote first.


Pravin Amte of Telhara town had to move to Jalgaon for his marriage. However, he first went to the polling sales space in his wedding ceremony dress. Amte was once welcomed through election staffers.

Amte was once in a hurry to depart for Jalgaon but he went to the polling station early and cast his vote. “Voting is a national responsibility and I am handiest doing it,” stated Amte.

Umesh Khumarkar of Belkhed village and Ashish Bhopale of Hiwarkhed village, each in Akola constituency, additionally cast their votes before leaving for the wedding venue. Khumarkar additionally had to leave for Bodwad village in Jalgaon district.

About 100 of his members of the family and pals additionally cast their votes before leaving for Bodwad.

Three grooms in Amravati seat too voted before marrying. At Mozari, Dinesh Shelke cast his vote before attending his wedding ceremony while at Radhanagar. Prasad Mundekar did the similar and at Bhandaraj in Anjangaon Surji tehsil and Santosh Chikte adopted swimsuit.

Another groom Vivek Mahakale of Ekta Nagar, Buldhana, was once additionally aware of his national responsibility. He cast his vote early in the morning wearing the groom’s dress. He was once welcomed through polling officers. Many citizens of Buldhana hailed Mahakale for his act.


While talking to the native media, Mahakale stated, “The Constitution of India has given the correct to vote to each and every citizen and we should exercise it. I've achieved not anything special, but simply performed my national responsibility.”


Other grooms in rural and semi-urban spaces of Vidarbha had exercised their franchise before getting married. However, no such case was once reported from Nagpur constituency.


According to politicians from main national events — BJP and Congress — the balloting proportion (55%) in the city was once less than 2014 (57%) as a result of there have been numerous weddings at the day of polling, i.e. April 11 and therefore folks skipped balloting.


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