tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33693245.post5106755573913133897..comments2024-03-04T23:40:58.133+05:30Comments on The Big Picture: Techies didn't vote in BangaloreThe Big Picturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06018983225756352176noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33693245.post-52369555487900129462008-05-28T10:57:00.000+05:302008-05-28T10:57:00.000+05:30Good point, Ajith, but lack of interest in voting ...Good point, Ajith, but lack of interest in voting is common enough among the urban elite- it's not that people fail to show up because of the difficulty in gettnig registered.<BR/><BR/>-TTRT T Ram Mohanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06925858642839337950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33693245.post-63244733407548468432008-05-27T10:28:00.000+05:302008-05-27T10:28:00.000+05:30The point is not just that..I'm a 'bangalore techi...The point is not just that..I'm a 'bangalore techie' ( though would relinquish that status in a few months ).. I've always voted when I was in my hometown..But the problem with this place is that its rather impossible to get listed in B'lore electoral rolls if you dont have (1) own house (2) ration card (3) electricity bills in your name (4) Passport/DL with a b'lore address -- Or in other words, if you dont have any concrete address proof ( which a large chunk of IT crowd does not have ) its not possible to vote...Situation in UK / US is that if you have that SSN number , u can vote.Ajith Prasad Balakrishnanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12359138218016503252noreply@blogger.com