Clueless about your election
candidate's background and wondering who to vote for? Here's how to stay
informed
You know the feeling. Come election time, you take one look
at the candidates from your constituency and decide not to exercise your
franchise. What's the point, you think, when each seems more corrupt than the
other? Or you go the indifferent route. Ask parents and friends who they are
voting for and blindly follow. Later you discover that the guy you voted for is
a history-sheeter. It's time to stop being a blind voter. Put in some thought
behind your vote. Here's how to do
it:
Check The Credentials Of The
Candidate
You may follow one political party or decide to vote for
an independent candidate. Whatever it is, do yourself and the country a big
service by checking out the credentials of the person you intend to vote for.
Your candidate claims to have
worked for the underprivileged and the poor?
Do a little ground
work instead of relying on the candidate's campaign speeches. Checking his
background is not difficult. The Supreme Court's historic judgement of March
2003 has made it mandatory for all candidates to disclose their criminal
offences, if any, their assets and liabilities, including money owed to
government and public financial institutions and their educational background.
Beside, there's always the Internet.