A young first-time voter rode on a bicycle with her grandmother to a polling booth in Patna, Bihar, as the state kickstarted its second phase of assembly polls today, November 3.
Talking about her experience as a first-time voter, the young Patna resident said, “I have come here with my grandmother. I will be voting for the first time. I hope we will have more employment opportunities for youth in the future.”
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Similar Tales From Other States
Similar tales, wherein the young and the elderly have joined hands to exercise their voting rights, have emerged from other Indian states as well. ANI reported that a man in Haryana carried his elderly father on his back to help him cast his vote at a polling booth in Bhainswal Kalan, Sonipat. Haryana is currently witnessing assembly by-elections.
Similarly, in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, a son carried his elderly mother in his arms to a polling booth in the region to enable her to cast her vote in the by-election for the state assembly constituency.
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What You Should Know:
- A young girl, voting for the first time, was accompanied by her grandmother to a polling booth in Patna, Bihar.
- The grandmother-granddaughter duo rode on a cycle together to cast their vote.
- The state kickstarted its second phase of assembly polls today, November 3.
- The largest of the three phases of the Bihar assembly polls, the second phase witnessed various precautionary measures against Covid-19 at all polling booths.
Bihar Elections Underway
People from over seventeen districts began casting their votes in the second phase of the Bihar polls at seven am today. The largest of the three phases of the state’s assembly polls, the second phase witnessed various precautionary measures against COVID-19 at all polling booths. Approximately 1464 candidates are contesting the elections including 46 from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), 56 from Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), 53 from Janata Dal (United), 24 from Congress and five from Vikasheel Insan Party (VIP). Three left parties from the Mahagathbandhan or Grand Alliance are also contesting on 14 seats. Former Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav’s sons Tej Pratap Yadav and Tejashwi Yadav are two key candidates in the fray.
Some notable female candidates of the 2020 Bihar Elections include Pushpam Priya Chaudhary, Shreyasi Singh, Ritu Jaiswal, and Pratima Kumari. Read more about them here.
Picture Credits: ANI
Tarini Gandhiok is an intern with SheThePeople.TV.
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