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THEME - “MOBILIZATION OF YOUTH TO VOTE IN GENERAL ELECTION OF 16TH

LOKSABHA”

VENUE: SABOUR COLLEGE, SABOUR

BY-

DR. ASHOK KUMAR JHA

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR PHYSICS CUM NODAL OFFICER ,

SABOUR COLLEGE SVEEP

Content:

1. Background

2. Democracy

3.Introduction

4.Demography

5. Youth Voters & First Time Voters

6. Voters Turn out

7. Youth Representation in the 15 th Loksabha

8. Aim of SVEEP Program me

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Background:

At the time of Lok Sabha General Elections 2009 the voter turnout was over 59 % at national level.

It was 44.4% average for the entire State of Bihar.

For Bhagalpur Constituency it was 43.72%

At the time of Bihar state assembly Election 2010 the voter turnout was 52.7% average for the entire State.

For Bhagalpur assembly election it was 42.59% .

68.78% voters in the Bhagalpur constituency is in the age group of 18-39 Yrs. i.e they are youth.

Election Commission of India are making all efforts to ensure the enrolment of all eligible

electors in the electoral roll and maximum number of these registered electors turnout to Vote in the coming Lok Sabha General Elections 2014.

For that, extensive mobilization and motivation campaign are being carried out to educate and motivate the voters. The SVEEP strategy is to extensively focus on the youth and particularly women, toeducate, enable & motivate them for participation in the voting process.  

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Introduction

India is the world’s largest democracy. The population of our country is the second largest in

the world. According to the Census 2011 the projected population

in 2014 is over 1.27 billion. The constituent assembly of India adopted the principle

of universal adult suffrage reposing faith in the wisdom of common Indian to elect their representatives to the seat of power.

Free and fair election and civil liberty are the necessary condition for democracy.

The conduct of free , fair and impartial election depends upon the performance of three stakeholders.

Those are

a. Independent and impartial electoral machinery

b. Political parties and candidates

c. Electorate /Voters

All of them must act responsibly to conduct free and fair poll. The credit for upholding the democratic tradition of

nation must go primarily to the voters of India whose commitment to democracy is the driving spirit that guides the destiny of India as Modern democracy.

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DEMOGRAPHY: From the Census 2011 it is estimated that the population of youth in the age

group of 18-35 years is 31.3% of the total population of our country. So it is critical in the context of the constituting 16 th Loksabha by May 2014.

The population of the country below 35 years of age is 51.8%.

Out of this 48.2% are women and 51.8% are men. 30.1% reside in urban areas and 69.9% is based in

rural India. If we were to be more liberal about the

definition of youth and set the cutoff at 35 years, then a whopping 47% of eligible voters in 2014 national election will be aged 35 or below.

Youth Demography: India has more than 50% population below the age of 25 and more than 64% below the age of

35. It is expected that the average age of Indian would be 29 Yrs by 2020.

Tables Showing Total no. of registered voters for 16 th loksabha and No. of voters in the the age group 18-35 yrs and their percentage. (Data based upon the 2011 census)

Country/ State Total no. of registered No. of voters in the the age Percentage voters in the the

Constituency voters for 16 th loksabha 18-35 yrs 18-35 yrs, over total voters

 India 833,124,487 (~84 Crores) 395,088,197(~40 Crores) 47%

Bihar 61,936,119 (~6.2 Crores ) 30515267(~3 Crores) 49%

FIRST TIME VOTERS DATA:

Country/ State Total no. First time voters registered voters for 16 th loksabha

India 1.2 crores

Bihar 19 lacs 34% of the total population in the age group between 20-24

Yrs. . More than 50% of the total population below the age of 25 Yrs.. More than 65% of the total population below the age of 35 Yrs.

YOUTH AND FIRST TIME VOTERS POTENTIAL?

In 2009 general election no single party garnered more than 12 crore votes.

The total no. of registered young voters in 2014 general election is three fold larger than that garnered by single party in last general election 2009.

There are more than 1.2 crore first time voters enrolled for 2014 Loksabha election.

India would become the youngest nation of the world by 2020.

Scenario of Youth representative in 15th Loksabha constituted in 2009.Out of the total 543 Members of Parliament

elected in 2009 there are only 30 MP of the age group below 35 yrs. and 66 MPs below the age of 40 yrs.

According to the strength in terms of number of voters, more than 50% MPs should be there in the parliament representing the age group of 18-35yrs.

Recent trends of voters turn out:

The average voters turn out in 2009 general election is 59.79 %.

In Dec 2013 assembly election of Delhi ,Voters turn out percentage is 66%.

In 2008 Assembly election the overall voting percentage was 57.38%.

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10th 1991 61.58 51.35 56.93

11th 1996 62.06 53.41 57.94

12th 1998 1998 57.88 61.97

13th 1999 63.97 55.64 59.99

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Low voters’ Turn out:An analysis of the tables and corresponding

graph shows that crores of voters’ not turning out to the polling booth to exercise their franchise.

A large no. of eligible citizens could not get registered in electoral roll.

It is suggested to intensify first time voters enrolment drive in general degree colleges, technical colleges, medical colleges which are the hub of such a willing and potential voters.

SVEEP:Lohi%

SVEEP stands for SYSTEMATIC VOTERS’ EDUCATION AND ELECTORAL PARTICIPATION.

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SVEEP is an initiative of the Election commission of India to take necessary measures for ensuring greater voters’ participation.

Action program me to increase voters’ turn out:

Research shows that EVM (Electronic Voting Machine) awareness programme and its demonstration in colleges shall have promising effect in order to improve turn out.

Door to door canvassing has the greater impact on turning out young people to vote.

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2009 58.19% 417,236,311 716,985,101 56.48% 738,773,666 1,156,897,766

2004 58.07% 389,948,330 671,487,930 60.91% 640,182,791 1,049,700,118

1999 59.99% 371,669,104 619,536,847 65.69% 565,780,483 986,856,3011998 61.97% 375,441,739 605,880,192 67.45% 556,651,400 970,933,0001996 57.94% 343,308,035 592,572,288 61.08% 562,028,100 952,590,0001991 56.73% 282,700,942 498,363,801 57.23% 493,963,380 851,661,0001989 61.98% 309,050,495 498,647,786 65.18% 474,143,040 817,488,0001984 63.56% 241,246,887 379,540,608 64.61% 373,371,000 746,742,0001980 56.92% 202,752,893 356,205,329 62.35% 325,162,040 663,596,0001977 60.49% 194,263,915 321,174,327 64.67% 300,392,640 625,818,0001971 55.25% 151,296,749 273,832,301 57.22% 264,393,600 550,820,0001967 61.04% 152,724,611 250,207,401 63.11% 241,996,800 504,160,0001962 55.42% 119,904,284 216,361,569 54.42% 220,324,090 449,641,0001957 62.23% 120,513,915 193,652,179 61.15% 197,090,250 402,225,0001952 61.17% 105,950,083 173,212,343 58.92% 179,830,000 367,000,000

[Sources- International IDEA]

VAP turn out:It is defined as the voters turnout based on the percentage of voting age

populationVAP: It includes all citizen above the legal voting age.Voters turn out Percentage of registered voters who actually voted.Registration The no. of registered voters.Total Votes The total number of votes cast in the relevent election.Population The total population

STATE WISE DATA OF YOUTH IN THE AGE GROUP 18-35 and TOTAL VOTERS ,TABLE-

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Mindset of voters’:

Based on the report of a New Delhi based Social Science research institute CSDS (Centre for the Study of Developmental Society for study on the state of Urban –Youth 2013.

23.1% of the youth would vote according to caste lines however the literate youth sidelines the caste and religion and votes according to how well a party can serve in the development sector of the country.

The study also suggests that 27.8% conswider the merit of the nominated candidates and 24.6% check the status and the word of political party they belong to.

The recent trends in five state assembly election indicated a major shift in the mind set of young Indians and we must mobilise them to vote for India in coming election to build a more energetic, transparent, accountable and strong central government .

Every votes Count.

Every votes Count or Why to Vote?:

Voting is the best way to express your opinion and allows you to select the best person.

If we don’t vote, we don’t have the right to comment on as to what the public representatives were doing.

Every political issues and policy effects you whether you know it or not. If you don’t vote you are putting control of your world into the hands of the other.

Young people have the most to gain and lose in any election because they have to live with the consequences longer than any one else.

Election day is the one day when everyone

in the country is equal. Your votes counts just as much as any one else’sw

Conclusion:

It is only logical then that we need a larger number of youth in political forum to represent the aspiration of this vast segment of society and hope and believe that in this 16 Loksabha poll Indian youth will come forward to vote and help to get the people of high morale and character elected as their representative in 16 th Loksabha.

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