Thousands of people who had migrated from Vizianagaram, Srikakulam and Parvatipuram districts have returned on Monday to exercise their franchise.
Many of them say that they were not persuaded by any political party to vote and have come voluntarily to take part in the festival of democracy.
Among such people are corporate law officer Landa Sai Sankar and his wife, Dr. Sravani, who came from Mumbai to cast their votes at Veduruvada in the Gajapathinagaram constituency of Vizianagaram. “As a law officer, I know the importance of vote in a democratic setup. That awareness made me come to my native place to vote. Voting today gave me a lot of happiness. Like many other countries, we also need to have above 90% polling. I am hopeful it would happen from the next elections,” he added.
