--- title: Youth Vote Key In India’s Marathon Elections description: India is one of the world's youngest countries with 50% of its population still under 30, something that is reflected in the 150 million first time voters aged between 18 and 23 in the ongoing national elections. The polls, which commenced on April 7 and end on May 12, are spread out over nine phases, with young people set to play an important role in determining who ends up leading the world's largest democracy canonical: https://time.com/69757/india-election-youth-vote-delhi/ author: TIME Staff article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-04-24T17:22:34.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T05:08:27.455Z article:section: World og:title: Youth Vote Key In India's Marathon Elections og:description: India is one of the world's youngest countries with 50% of its population still under 30, something that is reflected in the 150 million first time voters aged between 18 and 23 in the ongoing national elections. og:url: https://time.com/69757/india-election-youth-vote-delhi/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc13c0a35030fd684/69868b8acd804d9ab3cca641/india-election-youth-vote-1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: The Next Generation of Voters - India Elections 2014. og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Youth Vote Key In India's Marathon Elections twitter:description: India is one of the world's youngest countries with 50% of its population still under 30, something that is reflected in the 150 million first time voters aged between 18 and 23 in the ongoing national elections. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc13c0a35030fd684/69868b8acd804d9ab3cca641/india-election-youth-vote-1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Youth Vote Key In India's Marathon Elections > Sponsored content. 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A member of the country's middle class, he believes that only Narendra Modi, the controversial leader of the opposition Bharatiya Janata party can fix the economy. Azad Singh, 23, Wrestler Singh is worried about rising inflation, which means he is spending much more on his special wrestler’s diet. A member of the country's middle class, he believes that only Narendra Modi, the controversial leader of the opposition Bharatiya Janata party can fix the economy.Sumit Dayal for TIME by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Apr 24, 2014 5:22 PM UTC (**More:** [In India, 150 Million People Will Be Voting For The First Time This Year](http://time.com/65071/india-elections-youth/)) Photographs by Sumit Dayal for TIME  Azad Singh, 23, Wrestler Singh is worried about rising inflation, which means he is spending much more on his special wrestler’s diet. A member of the country's middle class, he believes that only Narendra Modi, the controversial leader of the opposition Bharatiya Janata party can fix the economy. Sumit Dayal for TIME  Sadaf, 20, Physiotherapy student A resident of old Delhi, Sadaf belongs to a Muslim family and believes that the veil is as much a cultural inheritance as it is religious. She has been won over by the anti-corruption agenda of the new Aam Aadmi Party headed by Arvind Kejriwal. Sumit Dayal for TIME  Sunny Tayeng, 24, Chemistry student Tayeng, an activist from Arunachal Pradesh, is fighting for justice for a young boy from the northeast killed in Delhi this year in an attack that highlighted racial tensions. Tayeng has just voted in the elections, thanks to a new provision allowing northeastern students to vote in the capital. Sumit Dayal for TIME  Shadwal Srivastava (lying down), 20, Fashion design student Openly gay Srivastava voted for a government that he hopes will be empathetic towards the rights of the gay community. Late last year, the India Supreme Court overturned an historic lower court judgment that had decriminalized homosexuality in 2009. Sumit Dayal for TIME  Mayank Jain, 20, Business student Jain is a typical young man who carries his Kindle on his Delhi Metro ride to college. Mayank works as a trainee editor at Youth Ki Awaaz (Voice of the Youth), an online platform for young people, trying to raise awareness among India’s youth to make informed choices while voting. Sumit Dayal for TIME  Sushil Yadav, 25, History graduate and proof-reader Blind since birth, Haryana boy Yadav, believes that the Narendra Modi-run Gujarat state should be a model for the rest of country. In the future he hopes to see more opportunities for disabled people, especially in the corporate sector. Sumit Dayal for TIME  Sapna, 21, Acid attack activist Sapna works with the ‘Stop Acid Attacks’ campaign. A victim of an attack herself, her concern for women’s safety and security encouraged her to vote for the first time in the ongoing elections. Sumit Dayal for TIME  Bhaswati, 21, Sociology student Bhaswati is passionate about the environment and volunteers with an organization called ‘Swechha’ that began as campaign to raise awareness about pollution in the River Yamuna. Bhaswati feels there is a distinct lack of commitment from the government when it comes to environmental issues. Sumit Dayal for TIME  Meghana Rathore, 20, Political science student Meghana writes for the online platform Youth Ki Awaaz (Voice of the Youth). She feels social ills like child labor, malnourishment, trafficking are all pervasive, and need to be addressed imminently. Seeking a change in the political system, she voted for the new Aam Aadmi party. Sumit Dayal for TIME  Anup Shah, 21, Engineering student Shah volunteers for the Aam Aadmi party in his spare time. He believes that the party, which has its roots in an anti-corruption movement that came to national prominence in 2011, can change India’s feudal system of governance. Sumit Dayal for TIME  Shruti, 22, English graduate A recent graduate, Shruti manages user content at Youth Ki Awaaz (Voice of the Youth) and campaigns for legal working rights for sex workers in India. She backed the BJP candidate seeking a parliamentary seat from her Delhi constituency. Sumit Dayal for TIME  Ruksar (standing), 24 & Sufia, (sitting) 22 Ruksar and Sufia live in old Delhi. They belong to the country's transgender community, which received a boost when the Supreme Court, in a recent landmark ruling, recognized their gender. Both Sufia and Ruksar voted for the Congress party, which heads the incumbent coalition government. 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