My first vote: What drives Mumbai's young voters?

The city's youth is concerned with employment rates, rising prices, crimes against women; this is how they made their first governmental choice

May 02, 2019, 15:21 IST1 min

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Nand Lal Yadav (19), a BSc (IT) student at Dandekar College, Palghar, expects the incoming government to improve transport infrastructure, work on providing jobs to youngsters and keep India secure from external attacks.

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Uday Darwadkar (19), a physics student at Mithibai College, is satisfied with the current government because “no big scams have come to light yet and no major politician has been jailed”. He believes that another term for the BJP will allow a better judgement of the party. As a student who will soon join the workforce, he is concerned about the employment rate.

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Hitika Gadia (19), a student at Jai Hind College, does not know what to expect from the upcoming government yet. However, she voted for the excitement of first-time voting.

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Nilesh Bhalachandra Rokde (21), is a Bachelor of Management Studies student at Shree Narayan Guru College of Commerce his mother works as a housemaid, and is a single parent. Thus, he is concerned about scholarships for students. He appreciates certain strong NDA policies, but wants the government to focus more on women empowerment and crimes against women.

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Shruti Mehta (19), a BA student at Jai Hind College, initially planned to vote NOTA, but a day before the elections, she watched the film Uri, which turned her stand. She supports the BJP now, but believes that people should do their bit too. She believes that campaigns like Digital India and Swachh Bharat mission would not entirely work without people pitching in.

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