I attended rallies of political parties and got a chance to interact with some voters some of which had disabilities but traveled large distances to attend the rally. During my interactions with them I found out very crucial needs of the voters which are as below:
· Need for accessible place of polling stations; people do not want to travel large distances for elections
· Still there is a notion that it is “Meant for Urban and educated users”
· Security, “Ease of use” and simple product is their primary need
· Need for net reduction in voting process time
· Processes should be transparent and less confusing formalities
· Technological fears like which button to press on the ballot machine, accidental key press
· Lack of assistance
Also some of my key observations during my projects research are:
· Most of the people do not have access to even basic banking facilities
· Fear of new technology among illiterates
· Lack of awareness of election benefits
· Mobile phones are used as family phones
· Prefer to stay in a community
· Migrant Workers usually do not have Residential Proof, so they left out from voting process
Image 4 credit : http://abhiunique87.hubpages.com/hub/indian-voters
3 comments
Join the conversation:
CommentAnne-Laure Fayard
Deepak Singh