Know your political candidate

Know your political candidate

In democratic state, citizens cast their vote on the origin of political beliefs, mutual interests and policies of political parties. However, currently where we live, vote is casted on the basis of self-interests, caste system, language, customs, traditions, sectarian relationship and local alliance. In such circumstances the voter is not fully aware of the candidate he or she is voting for.

In some scenarios it has also been observed that we vote on the basis of the personality or in other words likeness of the candidate without even knowing the silhouette of the political party or of the candidate. We have been teaches as not to judge by the appearance but usually we do so.

Even if political parties issue their political policies or you can say their manifesto earlier to elections, nevertheless, such policies continue to be sheltered and even not read by their own candidates, the citizens’ access to policies is the far-flung question.

The candidates give their information to Election Commission of Pakistan that is also kept hidden from citizens. As the consequence, an election passes the parliament holding intermingling of several connections, interests, and ambitions. Due to this, governments formed on alliance of political parties and some interest groups usually fail to convey the mutual public interests in achieving their vested interests and goals. In disenchantment, the citizens imagine governments’ failure as malfunction of democracy and start blameworthiness on democracy as flawed and unsuccessful system.

The time demands that the nation should now get aware with the association of elections with the democracy and Good Governance. An election that is held in veracity brings forward a true government that is elected by the people with the help of their informed decisions.

An informed verdict is when voters know their political parties and candidates of their preference, their previous acts, their policies, and their sincerity of being a good parliamentarian, their social and economic profiles. Such government formed on citizens’ informed decision will deliver good governance according to people aspirations. So what matters is that we should know our political candidate fully.