By Raffique Shah
May 23, 2026

The first time I dipped my index finger in electoral ink in my native land was also the first time I voted in any election, and it allowed me to experience one of the more exciting aspects of elections in general—their impact on the politics of a country.

I had been through the voting process for around six elections before I faced the one in 1976. In an uncanny way I found myself, at age four, interacting with a local government candidate whose name was Mandan Dass from Chase Village.
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