While some voters have expressed that they do not want to vote for the "corrupt" candidates, others feel it is their responsibility to exercise their franchisee.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) is, therefore, conducting programmes like Systematic Voters' Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) to encourage the young voters to exercise their democratic right.
SVEEP, which was started in 2009, handles work related to all aspects of voters' awareness and education aimed towards improving electoral participation.
Under the programme, one of the special strategies developed by the ECI is wide-scale dissemination of information providing electoral assistance, so as to encourage participation of young and newly eligible voters.
The Commission has also taken steps to inculcate the cultural habit of voting and aid voters in overcoming psychological barrier, according to the ECI website.
In addition, it is reaching out to youth in colleges and universities and working to increase women participation by promoting election watch and democracy platforms by organising seminars, workshops and lectures on values of participatory democracy.
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