Students of an art school urge citizens to cast their votes in the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly elections, at Lalbaug.
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Nagpur: With the Maharashtra assembly polls underway on Wednesday, the young voters and first time electors in Nagpur appreciated the infrastructure development here, but raised concern over lack of job avenues and inflation.
Some of them also raised the issue of women's security.
A number of youth flocked the polling booths in Nagpur, located in the state's Vidarbha region, from early morning to exercise their democratic right.
First-time voter Manswi Admane, an engineering student, carried a placard outside a polling booth with the message highlighting the need for women's safety.
Ishita Tiwari, another first-time voter and a working professional, was quite disturbed when her name did not figure in the electoral rolls before the Lok Sabha elections held in May this year.
But this time before the assembly polls, her joy knew no bounds when she received her voting card.
Tiwari, who left for work after casting vote, said it was a good experience to exercise her franchise for the first time and she was very happy about it.
Manzari Pinjarkar, an MBA student who voted in Nagpur, appreciated the present government's welfare schemes, but raised concern over layoffs in jobs and inflation.
Pinjarkar said the government should work to address these problems.
She also said everyone should vote as it their duty and responsibility.
Vedant, a management course student who was one of the early voters, said he took time out of his exam preparation and came to exercise his democratic right.
The student said that while voting, he kept in mind the development work done in the city as well as the image of candidates in his constituency.
Assembly Elections 2024 | The Maharashtra Assembly polls will take place against the backdrop of a fractured political landscape in the western state where the Shiv Sena and NCP will be going up against the Uddhav Thackeray and Sharad Pawar factions, even as the BJP and Congress try to make their mark. Meanwhile, in Jharkhand, the JMM faces a new challenge after Hemant Soren's recent arrest and Champai, a longstanding party member, joining the BJP. The Haryana election resulted in a shock loss for Congress, which was looking to galvanize on the Lok Sabha poll performance, while J&K also saw the grand old party eventually stepping away from the cabinet, with Omar Abdullah's JKNC forming government. It remains to be seen if the upcoming polls help BJP cement its position further or provide a fillip to I.N.D.I.A. Check live updates and track the latest coverage, live news, in-depth opinions, and analyses only on Deccan Herald.
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