PM Modi for 'one nation, one poll', says turnout must increase

Tribune News Service

New Delhi, January 25

Ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today expressed concern over low voting percentage, especially in urban areas that are considered educated and prosperous. This needs to change in a vibrant democracy like India, he said, interacting with BJP workers from across the country.

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PM Modi also raised the issues of “one nation, one election” and “one nation, one voters’ list” in the address on a day coinciding with National Voters’ Day.

The PM said the voting percentage rose from 45 per cent in the first Lok Sabha polls in 1951-52 to 67 per cent in 2019. “While the rise in the participation of women voters is a good sign, but everyone — from citizens to members of political parties — should also think over low polling,” he said.

It is seen that urban areas, which are considered educated and prosperous, have low polling, the PM said, lamenting that though people discussed elections on social media, they did not actually go and vote. He urged BJP’s “panna pramukhs” to work towards ensuring 75 per cent polling in every election.

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