“No candidate visited our village seeking our votes. But we are all responsible citizens, and we vote without fail”, said Kiran, a graduate, at Doddamatti village in Shivamogga taluk.
Of the total 249 voters in this village of about 60 houses, 180 had voted by 2 p.m. The voters’ response has been highly impressive in the village in all the elections.
“Despite many difficulties, a good number of youths in the village have completed graduation. However, the government and elected representatives hardly give attention to the development of the village,” said Kiran, who works for a private firm in Udupi.
