56 thousand 959 people did not vote in the Erode East Assembly Constituency by-election.
EVKS Elangovan win
Erode East Assembly Constituency by-election was held on 27th. The votes were counted the day before yesterday. In this DMK The Congress candidate of the Secular Progressive Alliance led by EVKS Elangovan won by a landslide. He got 1 lakh 10 thousand 156 votes. The next A.D.M.K. Candidate KS Thennarasu-Vivida got 66 thousand 233 votes in addition to EVKS Elangovan.
Total votes in Erode East assembly constituency are 2 lakh 27 thousand 547. 398 votes were received as postal votes. 1 lakh 70 thousand 190 votes were cast in 238 polling booths during the election on 27th. The total number of registered votes including postal vote is 1 lakh 70 thousand 588. This is 74.79 percent.
56 thousand 959 people
Accordingly, 56 thousand 959 votes were not registered. The Election Commission continues to campaign for 100 percent voting in democratically held elections. These awareness programs are to ensure safe and fair voter participation in elections.
Similar awareness programs were conducted by the district administration in Erode East Assembly Constituency by-election. However, about 75 percent of the votes cast in this election are only due to the personal efforts of the parties that contested the election. There is a small percentage of people who act with democratic duty as their main duty.
Democratic Renaissance
Democracy goes down the wrong path with non-voters. 56 thousand 959 people did not vote in this by-election. It is ADMK. 13 thousand votes more than the votes obtained by the candidate. Out of this number, about 10 percent of those who are not in the town and unable to come due to various reasons are unable to vote, but 15 percent are avoiding doing their democratic duty. A democratic renaissance can be created by examining the reasons for this and establishing procedures for everyone to vote.