Voting for the first time ever

As the term of the 14th Lok Sabha expires in the normal course on 01st June 2009, India ran for the general elections in more than one phase to elect the 15th Lok Sabha. The final phase of the polling ended yesterday.

The Election Commission of India put in lots of efforts conduct the elections safely and peacefully. The past decade had witnessed efficient CEOs who introduced lots of new norms and standards in conducting elections. 

For me the thing which I have really really enjoyed is, I had the chance to vote for the first time ever in my life.... 

Surprising??

Though I have become eligible to vote when I was 18 and there were number of elections conducted before the present one, It had been a strange co-incidence that I had been out of the town on the date of the election every time. 

I was thinking I am going to miss this election too.... but luckily I have come back from the United States of America a week before the polls. 

My opinion is, as the voters are allowed to vote only on production of any of the 14 approved ID documents, the system of marking of the voters with the so called indelible ink is not necessary.