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ISLAMABAD: The May 11 polls are rightly being dubbed as youth elections as according to the National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra), more than 48 percent of voters are below the age of 35, of whom the majority lives in the rural areas.
Almost all the mainstream political parties are mobilising the youth for the general election and each claims that the tilt of young voters is towards their party and participation of youth in the political activities has also made it clear that it would be the youth that would create the difference this time.
However, according to analysts, all depends upon the voters turnout in the election as in the past two elections, in 2002 and 2008, the turnout was on the lower side i.e. 41.8% in 2002 and 44.55 in 2008.
In the past, it was considered an uphill task for the candidates to pull the voters out of their homes to cast their votes but analysts opine that in the 2013 polls, voters will come out to vote because of massive awareness campaigns on the media and messages delivered through various connectivity means.
The Nadras data says that out of 86.1 million registered voters, 41.7 million are below the age of 35. Those ranging between the age group 18-25 years are 17.5 million in numbers while there are 24.2 million voters registered by the Nadra who fall in the age groups 26-35 years.
Interestingly, a major portion of these young voters resides in villages and small towns. The Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) has been banking on the youth vote since its rebirth in 2011 and has compelled other political parties as well to focus on the youth. How much the PTI can materialise from the youth is yet to be known.
Among these young voters, of whom many would cast their votes for the first time, 23.352 million reside in the Punjab which makes 56% of the total youth votes in the country. Of these, 23.352 million young voters in the Punjab, interestingly 14.4 million reside in rural areas while 8.95 million are urbanites. Importantly, there are 49.2 million registered voters in the Punjab and the youth vote comprises 47% of the total votes. So in Punjab, the young voters of rural areas are likely to make the difference.
In Sindh, there are 18.9 million registered voters according to the Nadra. Almost half of this number falls in the young voters category i.e. 9.174 million. Interestingly, of these 9.1 million young voters in Sindh, 5.2 million reside in the urban areas and big cities while 3.94 million are from the rural areas.
In the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the total registered voters are 12.6 million of which 6.255 are young voters. Almost 80% of the population of KP resides in rural areas, therefore, five million of these young voters also belong from villages and small towns while 1.2 million youth, which would vote in the May 11 polls, live in cities.
In Balochistan, there are 1.6 million registered voters who are below the age of 35 years. The total voters of Balochistan have been counted at 3.33 million by the Nadra. Of these 1.6 million youths, one million live in villages and small towns while six hundred thousand reside in cities.
Surprise Surprise! Majority of young voters live in rural areas - thenews.com.pk
Almost all the mainstream political parties are mobilising the youth for the general election and each claims that the tilt of young voters is towards their party and participation of youth in the political activities has also made it clear that it would be the youth that would create the difference this time.
However, according to analysts, all depends upon the voters turnout in the election as in the past two elections, in 2002 and 2008, the turnout was on the lower side i.e. 41.8% in 2002 and 44.55 in 2008.
In the past, it was considered an uphill task for the candidates to pull the voters out of their homes to cast their votes but analysts opine that in the 2013 polls, voters will come out to vote because of massive awareness campaigns on the media and messages delivered through various connectivity means.
The Nadras data says that out of 86.1 million registered voters, 41.7 million are below the age of 35. Those ranging between the age group 18-25 years are 17.5 million in numbers while there are 24.2 million voters registered by the Nadra who fall in the age groups 26-35 years.
Interestingly, a major portion of these young voters resides in villages and small towns. The Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) has been banking on the youth vote since its rebirth in 2011 and has compelled other political parties as well to focus on the youth. How much the PTI can materialise from the youth is yet to be known.
Among these young voters, of whom many would cast their votes for the first time, 23.352 million reside in the Punjab which makes 56% of the total youth votes in the country. Of these, 23.352 million young voters in the Punjab, interestingly 14.4 million reside in rural areas while 8.95 million are urbanites. Importantly, there are 49.2 million registered voters in the Punjab and the youth vote comprises 47% of the total votes. So in Punjab, the young voters of rural areas are likely to make the difference.
In Sindh, there are 18.9 million registered voters according to the Nadra. Almost half of this number falls in the young voters category i.e. 9.174 million. Interestingly, of these 9.1 million young voters in Sindh, 5.2 million reside in the urban areas and big cities while 3.94 million are from the rural areas.
In the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the total registered voters are 12.6 million of which 6.255 are young voters. Almost 80% of the population of KP resides in rural areas, therefore, five million of these young voters also belong from villages and small towns while 1.2 million youth, which would vote in the May 11 polls, live in cities.
In Balochistan, there are 1.6 million registered voters who are below the age of 35 years. The total voters of Balochistan have been counted at 3.33 million by the Nadra. Of these 1.6 million youths, one million live in villages and small towns while six hundred thousand reside in cities.
Surprise Surprise! Majority of young voters live in rural areas - thenews.com.pk
