Excited first time voters in Mumbai cast their ballot

The many first-time voters appeared happy and excited as they exercised their franchise today. The youngsters came out in large numbers to participate in the process of decision-making. A college student, Juhi Sureka said that she was initially planning to go for a vacation to Goa. “But, I decided to call it off as I felt it is important to exercise my franchise to participate in the electoral process,” said Juhi, a resident of Sion. Megha Diddi, a first time voter and a resident of Andheri (E), said that it is an opportunity for her to change the existing scenario of the country than simply blaming it. “I exercised my franchise today as I want the good person to go to parliament to representour issues,” Megha said. [caption id=“attachment_1471525” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Representational Image. AFP[/caption] Gaurav Mhatra, who works in an international bank, said that he missed the opportunity last time as his name was missing from the voters list. “But, this time, I voted as I don’t want to miss the opportunity to elect a good representative,” he said. “I feel happy about being one of the decision makers of the country who will have a say in the formation of a new government,” Mhatre added. More than 1 lakh first time voters are in the city and over 2 lakhs are in the suburbs.