Happiness knew no bounds for voters of the distant Burudmal village in Sahyadri hills—situated 30km from Bhor city in Baramati Lok Sabha constituency–as they bought the chance to train their franchise at a polling sales space arrange in their very own village, a primary for the distant hamlet since Independence.
Officers stated such was the keenness among the many villagers that they might get to forged their vote at a polling sales space in their very own village—with out having to journey miles or climate the scorching solar or the troublesome terrain– that Burudmal recorded nearly 100 per cent voter turnout.
As per information, the district administration arrange a polling sales space for 41 voters within the village however there was a double entry of 1 identify within the voters record. Earlier, voters right here must go to Sangvi village, which meant overlaying a distance of 14km, together with crossing backwaters of Bhatgar dam or 18km by highway, to the polling sales space the place their names have been discovered on the voters record.
“We had no possibility however to cowl an extended distance to forged vote because the polling station was in a village throughout the dam…We’re very blissful that lastly a polling sales space was arrange in our village this yr,” stated Satish Gore, a voter of Burudmal who stays in Mumbai for a residing.
Mahesh Gore, a local of the village, stated, “It’s for the primary time after Independence that we have now bought a polling sales space right here within the village. Earlier, we needed to cowl complete 14 km, which included crossing a river and a few a part of forest the place there may be all the time the underlying worry of assault by wild animals. Senior residents and pregnant girls have been unable to forged their vote.”
Gayatri Akhade (70), a resident of the village, stated, “I needed to go to Sangvi to cats my vote…We use to begin at 8am and return round 5pm. Our leg use to ache and we additionally needed to carry meals for such an extended journey. It’s a reduction that we don’t need to journey this far now and may forged vote in our personal village.”
After villagers requested the administration to arrange a polling sales space right here, officers from the district administration visited the village six occasions to finalise the situation of the polling sales space.
“There have been a complete of 40 voters, with equal variety of women and men. The voters included six first-time voters. All have casted their vote,” stated Gangaram Akhade, a 45-year outdated resident of the village.
Sub-divisional officer of Bhor Rajendra Kachare stated, “I had visited the village in 2019 and realized that individuals right here need to undergo quite a bit to train their proper to vote. I took it upon myself to resolve the problem and bought a polling sales space right here. A complete of 40 voters exercised their proper on the polling sales space. Technically, the turnout is 97.76 per cent as 40 of the entire 41 voters as per electoral roll voted and one voter has double entry.”
Anil Kunjir, in-charge of the polling sales space at Burudmal village, stated, “Voters right here have responded properly to the administration’s initiative and have been very blissful to forged their vote within the village with out having to go to another village to train their franchise. The turnout was 100 per cent. Younger voters, who keep in different cities like Mumbai and Pune for a residing, got here all the best way to forged their vote right here.”
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