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| VoteIndia.in | |
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| Formation | September 2008 |
| Type | Independent |
| Location | Mumbai, India |
| Website | http://www.voteindia.in |
VoteIndia.in is an independent, non-profitable, non-charitable, non-governmental and politically neutral effort initiated by a group of young Indian students and professionals who wish to bring a change. The project aims to increase voter turnout and encourage people of India to make an informed choice in selecting their leaders.
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[edit] Objective
The main objectives of VoteIndia.in are:
- Increasing the voting percentage by encouraging and assisting users.
- Encouraging people to consider "Good Governance" as a criterion for choosing their candidate.
- Educating voters about their rights and the importance of voting.
[edit] Activities
VoteIndia.in is involved in gathering information on appointing college and corporate representatives and making presentations in offices and college campuses (presently in Mumbai) to educate students and professionals about the election process & registration procedures. Vote India website also provides information regarding the registration process.
The website allows visitors to sign up with VoteIndia.in, enabling them to receive election updates, information regarding the candidates contesting in their constituency and other relevant information via email and text messages.
VoteIndia.in is also in the process of developing a procedure for making digital versions of affidavits filed by candidates contesting for elections, so that they can be distributed conveniently and become more accessible.
[edit] Affiliations
VoteIndia.in does not have any affiliation with any organisation or political party. While VoteIndia.in is open to financial assistance from any non-political organisation, it intends to retain complete freedom in its operations.
[edit] References
- Vote India website
- How To Register as a Voter
- Prodding middle-class Indians to the Polls - Washington Post, 22nd October 2008
- Effacing the ‘dirty’ prefix from politics, The Times of India, 30th August 2008
- Vote India project, The Hindu, 25th February, 2009
- Mumbai, choose your leaders, MiD-DAY, 1st March 2009
- Just Samachar
- General Elections 2009: Online Lobbying Comes Of Age
- Yahoo-Indian Election goes Online
- France 24-Indian Election goes Online
- Digital Civil Society Campaigns in the 2009 Indian General Elections
- Indian election goes online
- India goes online to tackle apathetic middle class voters
- Election activists look to bring political change through Internet
- India goes Online to tackle apathetic middle class voters
