Pakistan is a Democratic Republic. We elect our own
representatives. All grown-up citizens of the country have a right to elect
their representatives.
Elections are held once in every five years. All
citizens of 21 years and above, male and female, have the right to vote. A few days
before the elections the various political parties carry on an intensive
propaganda in favor of their candidates. Meetings are held, posters are pasted
on walls and leaflets are distributed.
On the fixed day people come to the polling booth
to cast their votes for the candidates. There is a great hustle and bustle
there. Polling is held in a room or under the strict supervision of the
officer-in-charge. There is an entrance and an exit for the voters every voter
is given a ballot paper. The voter puts a cross against the name of the persons
or the symbol of the party in whose favors he or she wants to cast vote. The
paper is then folded and put into the sealed ballot box.
During the polling hours, the members of the
different parties are seen busily engaged in bringing voters in taxis, cars,
three-wheeler s and togas. They canvass and persuade them to cast votes in
favors of their candidates. There is a long line of voters in front of the
polling room. In the afternoon there is an interval after which polling starts
again. Everybody is now anxious to cast vote before the time fixed for it. So
there i great rush at the booth.
In the evening, the sealed boxes are taken to the
place of counting. The candidate with the majority of votes is declared
elected. He is garlanded and taken in procession through main bazaars, a midst
great rejoicings.