Excitement filled the air as hundreds of first-time voters became eligible to cast their ballots. There are 24,919 first-time voters in Puducherry.
“I learned about the right to vote in school from a political science textbook. Before coming to the polls today, search online and find out how to vote. I don’t know if my vote will make a big difference in the society, but I definitely feel mature enough. I am excited to be a part of the decision-making process,” said T. Sujitha, a first-year B.Tech student at Pondicherry University of Technology, after casting her vote at Farooq Marikkar Government Girls High School in constituency Kalapet.
She came to vote along with her elder sister T. Madhumitha, who completed her MA in English Literature from Pondicherry University.
“I am also a first-time voter. As we grow older, we become more politically aware. Of course, I am concerned about things happening around me like the quality of roads, drinking water and other civic amenities,” said Rajesh B. Nair
