Known for addressing social issues and challenging taboos through his films, Ayushmann Khurrana’s popularity among the youth is seen as a powerful tool to inspire young voters to recognise the importance of their vote. This time, he took to X (formerly known as Twitter) and appealed to voters of Maharashtra to exercise their power to vote. The state will see polling happen tomorrow.

In the video, he says, “Friends, the time has come to vote. Yes, the Lok Sabha Election is happening in phases, and now it’s your turn. Every vote is important because you will decide which leaders will steer the country in the right direction. Your vote is your voice. So vote, and make your voice count, because together we can shape a bright future for our country. Voting is your duty. Let’s all participate in this festival of democracy. Jai Hind!”

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Santosh Ajmera, Director, Voter Education at Election Commission of India, New Delhi, has commended, Ayushman Khurana for his invaluable & pro bono, support for the recent ECI campaign TVC, to address issues of urban and youth apathy in the electoral participation.
He says “The film while a commentary on individual behaviour whereby, voting day is often considered as a holiday with 100s of excuses offered for not to vote, Ayushmann Khurana, gives out a beautiful message and a single reason of why one should vote. His act is highly convincing and impactful and resonates well with his followers, mostly the younger generation. ECI has tried to utilise Ayushmann’s potential and reach to inspire and mobilize youngsters towards voting, as an important democratic exercise & duty towards the future.”

Ayushmann Khurrana says, “Everyone must vote and be conscious citizens by participating in the process of nation-building. The power to choose the leaders who will represent the country, represent our needs in the Parliament rests with us. Every vote counts and every vote is important. Voting is a symbol of empowerment in a democratic nation like ours.”

Ayushmann, a youth icon and the biggest disruptor of Hindi cinema has managed to represent India on the global stage through his thought-provoking yet entertaining brand of cinema, now lovingly referred to as ‘The Ayushmann Khurrana Genre.’

Over the years, the National Award-winning actor and thought leader has cemented himself as the poster boy of progressive content cinema that aims to champion inclusivity. He has also been the flag-bearer for gender inclusivity in India through his films.

Ayushmann is also UNICEF’s National Ambassador for India along with the likes of cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar. He is also the face of UNICEF’s global campaign EVAC (Ending Violence Against Children) with soccer icon David Beckham.

Ayushmann further adds “I’m honoured and humbled to have been roped in by the Election Commission of India to urge youngsters to cast their vote in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. We are the largest democracy in the world, we are also a country with a huge youth population. So, it is imperative that the youth participates in deciding the future of our nation by casting their vote.”

Link – 31K views · 9.7K likes | Election Commission of India on Instagram: “Election Day: No Excuse Day! Join the celebration of #ChunavKaParv with Ayushmann Khurrana, Actor and Youth Icon, urging the youth to set aside excuses and come out to vote. From

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In an RTI reply, the Public Information Officer of Delhi Election Commission told us that “the VVPAT slips have been disposed off”.  Attached with the RTI reply was the Election Commission’s letter, dated 24 September 2019, to Chief Electoral Officers of all States and Union Territories ordering the “disposal of VVPAT printed paper slips”.

The question is, why the rush and urgency to destroy VVPAT slips in four months? Why couldn’t the Election Commission store the VVPAT slips, which are crucial evidence of how you and I voted, for a period of one year?

Remember, when we vote, the VVPAT slip verifies if our vote has gone to the candidate of our choice. If the VVPAT slip does not show the name of the candidate of our choice, we can immediately inform the Election Officer at the voting booth about the malfunctioning of the VVPAT machine. And how crucial VVPAT slips are as evidence to detect possible tampering or manipulation of the entire voting process.

We had shown that in every voting booth, the VVPAT machine is connected to the Ballot Unit in such a manner that when we cast our vote, it is first recorded in the VVPAT machine, and only after that does it go to the Control Unit of EVM.

The VVPAT machines had been identified for every constituency, they were checked, maintained and programmed by private engineers engaged by the government for up to two weeks, during which the VVPAT machines were clearly vulnerable to tampering.

So, if at all the EVM-VVPAT machines were tampered with in 2019, the VVPAT slip showing the name of the candidate chosen by the voters could be crucial evidence while investigating any such allegation.

But now, as the RTI reply reveals, all VVPAT slips have been destroyed and any potential evidence that the VVPAT slips may have contained, has also been destroyed. Which is against election rules.

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