Today is a special day for all the candidates who's constituencies go to the polls in the third phase of the 2009 Lok Sabha elections. It is a memorable day for me as well. I went to cast my first vote today with my mother who quite ironically also cast her first vote today. Mom is an aware and responsible citizen who can talk sense about anything remotely to do with politics, but unfortunately due to some or the other reason she could not make it to the electoral roll earlier.
The entire process was quite simple. I went in with my identification proof, got my finger inked, and cast my secret ballot. It all happened in a minute. But the sense of being a responsible Indian and having done my duty lingers even after. There is a different sense of belonging now, one that is much stronger than what I have ever felt.
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