'Jaago Re! One Billion Votes' from Janaagraha and Tata Tea

silkboard - 15-SEP-2008

Got this on Janaagraha's email group. worth posting, and nice initiative.

Meeting with Mr Vidyashankar - Notes

Ravi_D - 19-AUG-2008

<< Edited on 22 Aug 08 >>

Using this entry as a precedence, here is a thread to compile outcome of today's today's meeting with Mr Vidyashankar, Chief Electoral Officer, Karnataka.

Meeting with Chief Electoral Officer, Karnataka

murali772 - 18-AUG-2008

[post meeting update: Here are the notes from this meeting]

The address is as below:

Voter id card - the struggle continues

silkboard - 3-AUG-2008

I thought today will be that day - my voter id card (EPIC) in my hand. After seeing the notices in newspapers, excitedly, I went to the school in the nearby halli, and asked for my card.

Subversion of democratic process

murali772 - 4-MAY-2008

The SEC/ NIC/ BBMP combo, entrusted with the job of preparation and maintenance of the electoral rolls and issual of the EPID cards, has once again proved itself unequal to the task. The resulting inaccuracy levels of the order of over 50% across the state, is causing serious subversion of the democratic process.

Elections, Voter ID FAQ

admin123 - 21-APR-2008

Instead of duplicating similar material here, just wanted to point over to some resources over Internet (and phone):

Bangaloreing voters' list review

murali772 - 23-JAN-2008

I was quite excited to read the caption 'Voters' list review Bangalored' in your columns this morning (23rd Jan). However, on going through the text, I was disappointed to find that what was proposed hardly amounted to 'Bangaloreing', going by the general understanding of the term.

SEC's muddle

murali772 - 12-DEC-2007

Isn't it time that as important a task as preparation and maintenance of the electoral roles (and issuance of EPID cards), on which the success of the entire governance system rests, is out-sourced to professional agencies?