Month: November 2020

I’m different

I have heard people talking about me being different from other children, since my childhood. My neighbor Aunties, my class teacher discussing with other teachers she is too shy, cannot mix-up well with her classmates, always lost in her own world. That time I was in 3rd standard. And I used to wonder why? What makes me different from other children, why my elders find me different or something abnormal in me… but my classmates never made me feel any different, I had 4-5 good friends and 1 best friend with them I was fully comfortable. From class 1st to 8th, I was in same school and well settled, there was no issue because my classmates have seen me from 7 years and they accepted me as I am, at that time nobody could point out me to be different. Everything was going well and I forgot what people said about me earlier, that time I didn’t feel I’m different from others and I was always excited to go to school.

Then I got promoted to 9th class and my father Got transfer to another City. It took me 2-3 months to adjust there it was hard for me as that was a big change after so many years but I still managed because there also I got a good batch they were very friendly helpful. But after a year, I was in 10th my Father again got transfer and this time it really made a dent in my self confidence. Ya, I am an introvert and I take time to get comfortable with others and I need time to make friends, but others should also try to make me feel comfortable, friendship does not go one way. as I was new in the class that too 10th class lot of pressure of studies, the teachers were also so rude and they didn’t help me to cop up with studies as I have came in the middle of the session nobody helped me. rather my maths teacher started saying I’m abnormal, then I failed in maths half-yearly exam for the first time I had failed in any subject, I got depressed and teachers said I won’t pass 10th, they suggested my parents for drop out that year. I suffered a lot of health problems due to maladjustment, but somehow I managed to score 76% in 10th board exams. Class 10th was the worst year of my school life. I did my 12th also from that school and those 3 years were like prison for me, I had no friends there some students used to bully me because I don’t talk much, but that’s their point of view, I’m talkative around right people:-)

Now I’m in 2nd year in college, I have many friends but not any best friend but that’s okay…I have learned to walk alone. I need to overcome my shyness but being an introvert is my nature..I can’t change it and there is no harm in being a bit different:-)

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Voting underway for by-polls to 54 assembly seats in 10 states

Voting for by elections in 54 assembly seats in Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Odisha, Haryana, Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Nagaland is also taking place today.

In Karnataka, the polling for State Assembly By-Election to Sira and R. R. Nagar is under progress peacefully. Sira reported 23.63 per cent voter turnout while the turnout remained at 14.44 per cent in R R Nagar within Bengaluru city till 11 a.m. There are 15 candidates in fray in Sira and 16 in R. R. Nagar constituency. BJP, Congress and JD(S) have fielded their candidates in both the constituencies. There are 330 Polling Booths in Sira and 678 in R R Nagar.

In this election, M-3 EVMs are being used as they have long lasting batteries and can connect with up to 24 Ballot units as against 4 Ballot units in M-2 model. It can also accommodate 384 candidates as against 64 candidates in the M-2 model.

In Telangana, 34.33 per cent polling was reported till 11 A.M. in Dubbaka By-Poll today. Polling will continue till 6 P.M. Over one lakh 98 thousand electors are eligible to exercise their franchise at over 300 Polling Stations in the constituency while total 23 candidates, including of the ruling TRS, Opposition Congress and BJP candidates are in the fray.

The election was necessitated following the death of sitting MLA S. Ramalinga Reddy earlier during the year. The TRS and Opposition Congress and BJP have taken the by-poll as prestigious and making all out efforts to win the seat. The counting of votes will take place on 10th of this month.

Meanwhile, the Election Commission has given its approval for Corona Positive patients to exercise their franchise during the last hour of polling in PPE kits. It may be known that Siddipet district, in which Dubbaka constituency falls, is one of the intense COVID districts of the state, reported 30 fresh COVID cases during the past 24 hours.

In Gujarat, more than 23 per cent average turnout was recorded in By-Elections of eight Assembly seats till 11 A.M. Quoting official sources, our correspondent reports that maximum 39 per cent polling was recorded in Dang constituency during the first four hours. Limbadi seat of Surendranagar district recorded 26 per cent turnout till 11 a.m. While Morbi seat recorded 24 per cent turnout during the same period. Lowest 16 per cent turnout was recorded in Dhari seat of Amreli district.

Polling started at 7 a.m. for By-Elections of eight Assembly seats which include Abadasa, Limbdi, Morbi, Dhari, Karjan, Gadhada SC and Dang and Kaprada ST seats. More than 18 lakh 17 thousand voters including more than nine lakh women voters are eligible to cast their votes. Elaborate arrangements have been made for free and fair polling including tight security arrangements.
 
In Madhya Pradesh, polling is underway for byelections to 28 assembly constituencies. Voting, which began at 7 am, will conclude 6 pm. 355 candidates including 22 women are in the fray. Maximum 38 candidates are in Mehgaon seat of Morena district while the minimum 3 candidates are in Badnawar seat of Dhar district. All arrangements have been made to ensure free and fair polling. Eighty four companies of the Central Police Force have been deployed at the polling centers. AIR correspondent reports that, the Election Commission has already made all preparations for peaceful and fair voting. 13 thousand 115 ballot units and control units and 14 thousand 50 VVPET have been made available for voting. 355 candidates including 14 ministers are in the fray. A total of 3 thousand 38 critical polling booths have been identified in the by-elections. Arrangement of 250 flying squads and 293 police posts have been made for peaceful, fair, transparent and safe polling.
 
Additional Chief Electoral Officer Arun Kumar Tomar informed that over 63 lakh 88 thousand voters are exercising their franchise in these 28 seats. There are 33 lakh 72 thousand male and 29 lakh 77 thousand female voters among them. 198 voters of third gender are also part of the election process. Meanwhile, of these 28 seats, 27 were held by Congress and the only Agar seat was occupied by BJP.
 
In Uttar Pradesh, voting for by-elections to 7 Assembly seats will be held from 7 am to 6 pm today, adhering to all COVID-19 guidelines. Out of these seven seats, six were held by the BJP and one by Samajwadi Party. AIR correspondent reports, in the wake of the Covid pandemic all necessary arrangements have been made for the free fair and corona free polling at all the polling stations. These by elections are crucial for the ruling BJP who campaigned extensively under leadership of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. He has completed more than 3.5 years in the office and the results can give a sense of mood of the public before assembly elections in 2022.
 
The seven seats on which pilling is going on are  Naugawan Sadat in Amroha Bulandshahar, Tundla seat in firozabad  Bangarmau in Unnao, Ghatampur in Kanpur dehat ,Deoria sadr and Malahani in Jaunpur district. Altogether there are 88 candidates in the fray for these 7 seats with Bulandshahr seat having the highest number of 18 candidates while the Ghatampur seat has the lowest of 6.
 
In Odisha, voting is underway for byelection to the Baleswar sadar and Tirtol assembly constituencies. Adequate arrangements have been made for security as well as for making the entire process covid safe. More than 800 polling stations have been set up in the two constituencies. AIR correspondent reports, while 90 platoons of police force and 6 companies of Central armed police forces has been deployed to ensure security of the polling process in both the constituencies, more than three thousand polling personnel are engaged to conduct voting.
 
Along with this, about eight hundred Anganwadi and ASHA workers and an equal number of volunteers have also been deployed to assist in making the process covid safe.
 
As per the arrangement, while all the polling booths will continue to be intermittently sanitized as the polling progresses through the day, voters are being made to pass through thermal screening before they can cast their votes. Those with high body temperature are being issued tokens to cast their votes at last.
 
A maximum of one thousand voters will be allowed at each polling station to cast their votes for which the number polling stations have almost been doubled to ensure social distancing and other covid-19 preventive protocols.
 
By-election is also being held for Marwahi assembly seat in Chhattisgarh. This seat is reserved for Scheduled Tribes candidate. AIR correspondent reports, in Marwahi assembly constituency of Chhattisgarh, more than one lath 91 thousand voters, including 97 thousand females, are eligible to exercise their franchise to decide the fate of eight candidates in this by-election. Total 286 polling stations have been set up.
 
In view of Covid-19 pandemic, special precautions are being taken in polling stations. Availability of thermal scanner, hand sanitiser, soap and water were ensured at polling stations. According to the guidelines of the Election Commission of India, voters will not be able to vote in the polling stations without wearing mask and sanitizing their hands. Special arrangements have been made for Corona affected voters, they can exercise their franchise in the last one hour of polling.