Elections 2019: India's youth is talking; will the political class listen?
5 May 2019 5:28 AM IST
The first-time voters are informed. They know what the political parties are promising and have gone through the manifestos. But these digital natives have a unique set of demands. YourStory speaks to some Gen Z voters to know more.
- Whether it is the internet-hooked urban youth or the daughters and sons of the soil, the young in India are mostly politically aware."I went through the recent history of the parties involved and made sure to read their manifestos so that I make an informed choice," says Sasha Ranganath.
- According to the findings from a recent survey by Inshort, more than eight in 10 youth thought that voting needs to be made compulsory, while almost three-quarters of young voters cast their vote only after extensive research about the electoral candidate in their constituency.
- For those disappointed about the low voter turnout in urban Bengaluru, B.PAC data assures that despite the low voter turnout, the number of voters increased by four lakh.
- The son of a farmer from a village in Udupi in Karnataka, Anil studied in government schools and later come to Bengaluru to pursue higher education.
- Something that can be said for the rest of the youth as well.(With inputs from Dipti Nair; Video by Shlok and Aishik)Also Read: What young India wants from its next Prime Minister
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