Excitement filled the air for hundreds of first-time voters who become eligible to exercise their vote. There are 24,919 first time voters in Puducherry.

‘I learned about voting rights from Political science textbook while in school. Before coming to vote today, searched online to learn how to vote. I don’t know whether, my vote is going to make any big difference in society but certainly I feel more matured enough. I am excited to be part of the decision making process,” T. Sujitha, first year B.Tech student at Pondicherry Technological University said after voting at Farooq Marikkar Government Girls High School at Kalapet constituency. 

She came to vote along with her elder sister, T. Madhumitha, doing her MA English Literature at Pondicherry University. 

“I am also a first-time voter. We become more politically conscious as we grow older. Certainly, I am concerned about things happening around me like quality of roads, drinking water and other civic amenities, she said. – Rajesh B. Nair