Senior citizens voted with hope for a capable leader to represent Nagaland

Morung Express news 
Kohima | April 19 

With growing political awareness among citizens, senior citizens exercising their franchise at the election to the lone Lok Sabha seat in Nagaland, which was held on Friday, expressed their views on the value of voting and why this parliamentary election is as important as the state assembly elections. 

For many of the elderly voters who ambled their way to their respective polling stations, their thoughts were in enabling a capable candidate to represent the Naga people in the Indian parliament.

According to 73 year old Sano (name changed) from Southern Angami Constituency 2, “every candidate who emerges victorious can help our society to become more developed.” 

Unlike the state assembly elections where the public witness many rounds of meetings or rallies or even receives kickbacks in the form of money, she says this current election (Lok Sabha) is more or less silent. 

“We have not seen the candidates and we don't know them but we will cast our vote by what we hear,” Sano said while adding that the onus on whom to vote lies on how their children or younger people in the village educate them about the candidate or party. 

Another Septuagenarian from 9 Kohima Town A/C, Kulo said he cast his vote for a leader whom he believed would have “a voice in the centre,” while adding that “even one seat matters.” Taking advantage of media tools which he relies for news, he said during the last few days, he has been reading newspapers, and watching YouTube to gather insights. 

Another elderly from the same constituency also underscored that the need of the hour is a good leader to solve the “many confusions prevailing in the society.”