Make voting compulsory

[manishsinghon]

Hello guys,

Compulsory voting increases the number of people who cast their vote 1. People who know they will have to vote will take politics more seriously and start to take a more active role. Compulsory voting will potentially encourage voters to research the candidates' political positions more thoroughly. This may force candidates to be more open and transparent about their positions on many complex and controversial issues.

Please share your views..

 

[sharma.saurabh05]

First there needs to be a stick, meaning a small fine.
There would also need to be a ‘none of the above’ option on the ballot, something which would itself help with the problem of protest votes allowing people to protest by specifically not supporting any party

 

[kashyap.patel.31521]

Yes voting should be made compulsory

 

[natasha.nihalani]

yes voting must be complusory

 

[clam7654007]

yes voting must be made compulsory

 

[inavroz]

Yes everybody should vote as its our duty to perform.

 

[gianpiusreyes]

voting should be compulsory especially to those who contribute more taxes to the govt..

 

[Tanvidesale]

Yes,voting should be made compulsory.Right to vote is our fundamental duty and we being citizens of our country should abide by the rules.The importance of voting:-

1)Agent of change: Voting is the agent of change. If the people of India think that the ruling government is not performing its duties satisfactorily, they can show it the door by voting against it. Refraining from doing so can result in the same party, or a worse one, being elected for the next five years.

2)Get heard: Voting offers every citizen a medium of expression. In a country as vast and diverse as ours, different regions have different concerns and priorities. The process of voting allows every citizen to have a say in what should constitute the matters of importance by voting for the candidate he or she deems fit for the purpose. While it is true that the outcome of elections is seldom predictable, by not casting one's vote, that citizen is giving up on the chance of getting heard.

3)Voting as a responsibility: Voting is as much a responsibility as it is a right. The whole edifice of Indian democracy is built on the foundation of voting. If citizens are not careful about casting their vote—or worse, skip their vote altogether—it will jeopardize the existence of our democratic Republic.

4)Voting as an honor: Finally, voting is an honor conferred on the citizens by the founding fathers. By exercising their right to vote, citizens demonstrate their respect for the history of the country.