The great indian vote trick

The Indian Parliamentary election is over and the political parties are busy in post-poll analysis. I did not vote in this election (yeah, yeah irresponsible citizen crap), but so didn't many others. I remember when I turned 18 and got my Voter Card and the general elections were on. My father told me to go to the polling booth early to avoid the rush before he went to cast his vote. When he came back in the evening, I'd still not gone to vote and he scolded me for not voting. So off I went and voted for the first time - the only time.

So why did I not vote after that? Simple: I'd never been in my home constituency whenever the elections took place. Like so many others, I too had moved out to a better place for my education and then for a Job.

Now, does that make me an irresponsible citizen? Maybe it does, but I can live with it.