Lekha had kept the alarm for 0500 hrs and she'd got up accordingly. I gave myself another half an hour to linger on the bed after which I'd gone about the chores. We were ready well in time and by a five minutes to 7, reached our neighbour's place. After about 15', we were off to the RCUP School, which was the polling booth where we'd to cast our votes.
By the time we reached there, we found that there were quite a few people who had already fetched up - I was, incidentally, the 36th to cast the vote in our ward! By the time we were back home, it was a half past 8. The VVPAT(Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail) electronic voting machine definitely consumed more time and hence, the delay!
There was this guy who wanted to jump the queue saying that he was not well and he was a senior citizen. Many ignored him but we permitted him to get ahead and as we were leaving he was criss- crossing the area, making conversation with all and sundry. And his discomfort didn't show up either!
Breakfast was, consequently, delayed but there was a satisfaction that we'd cast our votes and didn't face any machine glitch or other delay.
* * *
The Election Cacophonics.
1. Kerala Saw a High Voter Percentage.
In a closely contested election - triangular in many constituencies - an estimated 76.82% of the
2.63 crore voters exercised their franchise bearing the harsh weather in many places. There was a
total of 24, 970 polling stations across the state. Kannur was the district that polled the maximum
at 82.08%. A total of 116 constituencies were covered in this phase spread across Kerala, Assam,
Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Orissa and West Bengal.
The results will have to wait for a month, till 23 May!
2. EVM Glitches Galore.
The electronic voting machines had glitches in many polling booths that affected the voting
process in many places but they were removed with the technical back up that was available.
This was one thing that I dreaded because it would have made us wait till things got right. At
a few places they had to wait for almost two to three hours on account of such delays!
Tailpiece.
(a) A panel of three Supreme Court judges - Justices SA Bobde, NV Ramana and Indira Banerjee -
will inquire into a sexual harassment plaint against the Chief Justice of India.
(b) The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the serial blasts at several places in Sri Lanka
on Easter Sunday.
By the time we reached there, we found that there were quite a few people who had already fetched up - I was, incidentally, the 36th to cast the vote in our ward! By the time we were back home, it was a half past 8. The VVPAT(Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail) electronic voting machine definitely consumed more time and hence, the delay!
There was this guy who wanted to jump the queue saying that he was not well and he was a senior citizen. Many ignored him but we permitted him to get ahead and as we were leaving he was criss- crossing the area, making conversation with all and sundry. And his discomfort didn't show up either!
Breakfast was, consequently, delayed but there was a satisfaction that we'd cast our votes and didn't face any machine glitch or other delay.
* * *
The Election Cacophonics.
1. Kerala Saw a High Voter Percentage.
In a closely contested election - triangular in many constituencies - an estimated 76.82% of the
2.63 crore voters exercised their franchise bearing the harsh weather in many places. There was a
total of 24, 970 polling stations across the state. Kannur was the district that polled the maximum
at 82.08%. A total of 116 constituencies were covered in this phase spread across Kerala, Assam,
Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Orissa and West Bengal.
The results will have to wait for a month, till 23 May!
2. EVM Glitches Galore.
The electronic voting machines had glitches in many polling booths that affected the voting
process in many places but they were removed with the technical back up that was available.
This was one thing that I dreaded because it would have made us wait till things got right. At
a few places they had to wait for almost two to three hours on account of such delays!
Tailpiece.
(a) A panel of three Supreme Court judges - Justices SA Bobde, NV Ramana and Indira Banerjee -
will inquire into a sexual harassment plaint against the Chief Justice of India.
(b) The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the serial blasts at several places in Sri Lanka
on Easter Sunday.
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