{"id":4675,"date":"2024-04-26T21:53:06","date_gmt":"2024-04-26T16:23:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/?p=4675"},"modified":"2024-04-26T21:53:06","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T16:23:06","slug":"shaping-democracy-one-vote-at-a-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/2024\/04\/26\/shaping-democracy-one-vote-at-a-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Shaping Democracy | One Vote At A Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Entering the second phase of the electoral process, democracy unfolded across 12 States\/Union Territories encompassing 88 Parliamentary Constituencies on April 26th, 2024. The voting day witnessed participation from all walks of life, underscoring the inclusive spirit of democracy. From first-time voters eager to exercise their democratic rights to women, elderly citizens, and divyangs, the turnout reflected a diverse cross-section of society. This photo feature delves into the essence of inclusive democracy unfolding on election day, capturing the collective voice and aspirations of the electorate.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Democracy in Action\u00a0<\/strong><strong>| Moments at the Ballot Box<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>First-Time Voters Shape India&#8217;s Tomorrow<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pib.gov.in\/WriteReadData\/userfiles\/image\/image001E0FC.jpg\" alt=\"A first time female voter showing mark of indelible ink after casting her vote at a polling booth during the 2nd Phase of General Elections-2024 at Khangshim, in Chandel, Manipur on April 26, 2024.  \" \/><\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>Chandel, Manipur \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pib.gov.in\/WriteReadData\/userfiles\/image\/image002KF7Y.jpg\" \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Meerut, Uttar Pradesh<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>The Indelible Mark of Civic Duty<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pib.gov.in\/WriteReadData\/userfiles\/image\/image003P3JK.jpg\" \/><\/em><em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><em><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pib.gov.in\/WriteReadData\/userfiles\/image\/image004WL1O.jpg\" \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>Meerut, Uttar Pradesh \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bengaluru, Karnataka<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>Women Voters Leave Their Imprint on Democracy<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pib.gov.in\/WriteReadData\/userfiles\/image\/image0052CP0.jpg\" \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>Bengaluru, Karnataka<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>Elderly Citizens Displaying Their Ballot Mark<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pib.gov.in\/WriteReadData\/userfiles\/image\/image006HUI9.jpg\" \/><\/em><em>\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pib.gov.in\/WriteReadData\/userfiles\/image\/image007DLPX.jpg\" \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>Bengaluru, Karnataka \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Nanak Nagar, Jammuu<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>Voters Set Sail for the Polling Stations<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pib.gov.in\/WriteReadData\/userfiles\/image\/image008KL3T.jpg\" \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>Tripura<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>Divyang Voters Exercise Their Democratic Right<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pib.gov.in\/WriteReadData\/userfiles\/image\/image009GMVF.jpg\" \/><\/em><em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pib.gov.in\/WriteReadData\/userfiles\/image\/image0103D5H.jpg\" \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>Tonk District, Rajasthan\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Satna, Madhya Pradesh<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Entering the second phase of the electoral process, democracy unfolded across 12 States\/Union Territories encompassing 88 Parliamentary Constituencies on April 26th, 2024. The voting day witnessed participation from all walks of life, underscoring the inclusive spirit of democracy. From first-time voters eager to exercise their democratic rights to women, elderly citizens, and divyangs, the turnout [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":106422,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[52905],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4675","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-national"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4675","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4675"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4675\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/106422"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4675"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4675"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4675"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}