VoteMatters.com launched to voice opinions of youngsters and NRIs

Pune 11 April 2009: In an effort to increase awareness about elections and voting amongst young generation and to channelize the eagerness of NRIs about Indian Elections, USA & Pune based MyVishwa.com, has launched a portal www.votematters.com. This new initiative is getting an overwhelming response from all corners of the world. The goal is to raise awareness and interest in election process and motivate people perform voting right.

Being a very simple, interactive and user friendly portal VoteMatters.com enables everyone to perform virtual online voting. The website gives full 360° view of Indian Elections with latest updated news, events, photos, videos, discussion forum, blogs and question-answers regarding issues of national interest. Also detailed information about political parties, candidates, constituencies, poll data, schedules and even income disclosures of candidates are available. VoteMatters.com provides detailed statistical data right from first election of 1951 to 2009.

Philadelphia based Mr. Mandar Joglekar, President & CEO of MyVishwa.com said “I have observed US presidential elections for last 12 years, various ways in which people express their opinion and the way people use internet there. Now the use of internet to express our opinion about elections and candidates is growing in India. Also there is a huge NRI community outside India, who are just as curious and enthusiastic about Indian elections. Although online virtual voting would not amount to actual vote, still it will give a clear picture of trends, likes and dislikes through the views expressed by the people through various tools in this website. This is a unique, unbiased website without any sponsorship, ads and pop-ups.”

VoteMatters.com is not only for the people but also for politicians. They can form their own groups through this website, get their websites linked and get networked with people using tools like Group e-mailing, blogs, discussion forum, SMS messaging, polls, photos, video etc.

Furthermore VoteMatters.com is going to focus on not only Parliamentary Election but also Assembly, Corporation and Gram Panchayat elections as well.

In an era where majority of professionals, youngsters and many middle class people don’t perform their voting rights, this website will generate interest with full 360° view and interesting interactive and simple tools.