Election officials make preparations at a polling station on the day of the Maharashtra state elections, in Mumbai.
Credit: PTI Photo
Nagpur: Aruna Chitale, the 93-year-old resident of Nagpur who served one month in jail during Emergency, cast her vote here on Wednesday morning as polling was under way for the Maharashtra assembly elections.
Chitale said she might be old, but that was not a deterrent for her to come out and exercise her democratic right.
The nonagenarian, who was accompanied by her daughter-in-law, cast vote at a polling booth in Town Hall area of Nagpur city.
Asked what motivated her to cast vote at this age, Chitale told PTI, "Though I am old, I wanted to vote and my family helped me for it." People should help senior citizens to cast vote and also motivate the youth to exercise their franchise, Chitale said.
The woman said she was in jail for one month during Emergency imposed in 1975.
Assembly Elections 2024 | The Maharashtra Assembly polls will take place against the backdrop of a fractured political landscape in the western state where the Shiv Sena and NCP will be going up against the Uddhav Thackeray and Sharad Pawar factions, even as the BJP and Congress try to make their mark. Meanwhile, in Jharkhand, the JMM faces a new challenge after Hemant Soren's recent arrest and Champai, a longstanding party member, joining the BJP. The Haryana election resulted in a shock loss for Congress, which was looking to galvanize on the Lok Sabha poll performance, while J&K also saw the grand old party eventually stepping away from the cabinet, with Omar Abdullah's JKNC forming government. It remains to be seen if the upcoming polls help BJP cement its position further or provide a fillip to I.N.D.I.A. Check live updates and track the latest coverage, live news, in-depth opinions, and analyses only on Deccan Herald.
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