By: Nilutpal Timsina
GUWAHATI: Most first-time voters, who grew to become up in large numbers to workout their franchise throughout booths in Guwahati on Tuesday, mentioned they want higher process alternatives, safer conditions for ladies and infrastructural tendencies in the state. Other problems of outrage for them was once the looming threat of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill and loss of transparency in governance.
As according to knowledge available with the state election department, there are round 7,06,489 first-time voters in Assam, out of whom 21,915 are in Kamrup (Metro) district beneath the Gauhati Lok Sabha constituency.
Amlanjyoti Kalita, a first-time voter and an engineering scholar, mentioned, "I expect my leader to highlight in the Parliament issues which are of utmost importance to us, like the citizenship bill. Besides, steps should be taken to prevent artificial floods, traffic congestion and pollution in the city."
Baranyya Kakoty, a first-time girl voter who research in Shillong, mentioned she was once frightened about the controversial citizenship invoice and shutting down of paper generators in the state. "The citizenship bill and rising rate of unemployment are the most important issues in Assam now. Women's safety also remains an area of concern," she added.
A BTech scholar from Chennai, Bhaskar Kashyap, mentioned he was once unsatisfied with the loss of start-u.s.in the town. "Guwahati, being the gateway of the northeast, can be a potential start-up hub, which will create more job opportunities. It is so sad to see candidates not giving any attention to this issue."
Agreeing with him, fourth-year scholar at College of Veterinary Science, Rajshekar Sapkota, mentioned, "I want Guwahati to become a major economic hub. In terms of development, the city is lagging behind other metro cities by a decade." Second-year legislation scholar Umashankar Sarmah mentioned political leaders should ensure that scholars have unfastened get admission to to education.
Most first-time voters, on the other hand, expressed happiness with the introduction of Voter-Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) generation which they felt has made the balloting process more clear. "I cast my vote for the first time and was happy to see the VVPAT slip confirming the candidate I had voted for. The chances of corruption have gone down with the introduction of this technology," mentioned Samuel Narzary, a media scholar from Bengaluru who has travelled to Assam to cast his vote.
GUWAHATI: Most first-time voters, who grew to become up in large numbers to workout their franchise throughout booths in Guwahati on Tuesday, mentioned they want higher process alternatives, safer conditions for ladies and infrastructural tendencies in the state. Other problems of outrage for them was once the looming threat of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill and loss of transparency in governance.
As according to knowledge available with the state election department, there are round 7,06,489 first-time voters in Assam, out of whom 21,915 are in Kamrup (Metro) district beneath the Gauhati Lok Sabha constituency.
Amlanjyoti Kalita, a first-time voter and an engineering scholar, mentioned, "I expect my leader to highlight in the Parliament issues which are of utmost importance to us, like the citizenship bill. Besides, steps should be taken to prevent artificial floods, traffic congestion and pollution in the city."
Baranyya Kakoty, a first-time girl voter who research in Shillong, mentioned she was once frightened about the controversial citizenship invoice and shutting down of paper generators in the state. "The citizenship bill and rising rate of unemployment are the most important issues in Assam now. Women's safety also remains an area of concern," she added.
A BTech scholar from Chennai, Bhaskar Kashyap, mentioned he was once unsatisfied with the loss of start-u.s.in the town. "Guwahati, being the gateway of the northeast, can be a potential start-up hub, which will create more job opportunities. It is so sad to see candidates not giving any attention to this issue."
Agreeing with him, fourth-year scholar at College of Veterinary Science, Rajshekar Sapkota, mentioned, "I want Guwahati to become a major economic hub. In terms of development, the city is lagging behind other metro cities by a decade." Second-year legislation scholar Umashankar Sarmah mentioned political leaders should ensure that scholars have unfastened get admission to to education.
Most first-time voters, on the other hand, expressed happiness with the introduction of Voter-Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) generation which they felt has made the balloting process more clear. "I cast my vote for the first time and was happy to see the VVPAT slip confirming the candidate I had voted for. The chances of corruption have gone down with the introduction of this technology," mentioned Samuel Narzary, a media scholar from Bengaluru who has travelled to Assam to cast his vote.
First-time voters concerned about job crisis
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