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Moral values are things held to be right or wrong or desirable or undesirable.

While morality is sometimes described as 'innate' in humans, the scientific view is that a capacity for morality is genetically determined in us[citation needed], but the set of moral values is acquired, through example, teaching, and imprinting from parents and society. Different cultures have very different moral value systems. Moral values, along with traditions, laws, behaviour patterns, and beliefs, are the defining features of a culture. In Evolutionary psychology, moral values are seen as part of cultural evolution. Nationalists believe that a society needs one set of values to hold it together, and that 'multiculturalism' is not desirable as it tends to lead to conflict. People enforce moral values by parenting, peer guidance, conscience, disapproval, shunning, and only in some instances by law. They were effective in small communities before laws were formalised. They can also be sustained by the concept of 'status', a concept which has many different meanings in different societies. There is today significant disagreement over what role status plays in contemporary society and of what it actually consists. Moral values are enforced, for example, by parenting, peer guidance, conscience, disapproval, shunning, and only in some instances by law. They were effective in small communities before laws were formalised. They can also be sustained by the concept of 'status', a concept which has many different meanings in different societies. There is today significant disagreement over what role status plays in contemporary society and of what it actually consists.

The average election turnout over all 5 phases was around 59.7%. The results of the election were [6] announced within three days of phase five, on 16 May 2009, following the first past the post system.
There is no dispute that there are a large number of voters who are young. The proportion of youth among voters is larger in our country than most developed countries, thanks to what is called the demographic dividend. Our country is passing through a short phase when the proportion of young adults in the population expands. This is known to the demographers; Nandan Nilekani of Infosys has drawn our attention to the policy implications of this phenomenon.

The level of interest of the youth in politics is no different from the rest of the population. The National Election Study 2004 found that 39 per cent of those below 25 years are interested in politics, only marginally above the 38 per cent for the entire population. When it comes to polling, the percentage of youth that vote is less than the average turnout. The percentage of votes cast by youth in the last four Lok Sabha elections has been two to four percentage points lower than the national average. Besides, the turnout of the youth was not homogenous. If the turnout was 50 per cent among urban youth, it was 56 per cent among rural youth. Within rural youth, there was a 10 point gap between women and men who turned out to vote. Gender and locality mattered much more than age.

"I realised the importance of voting" for "the right person and I want to urge others as well to wake up and vote for the right leader. I truly believe the future and power of India is in our hands, the hands of youth," she added. "I will definitely vote. As citizens of the country, we need to be aware of who is leading us. We are part of the earning members of society. Every policy made by the government affects our future. I keep urging all my friends to register themselves for voting and cast a right vote." More than just voting, these youngsters are also keen to vote for the most appropriate candidate.

"It's high time youth started acting responsibly by choosing the right leaders. They make up the maximum active population of India. The government is chosen by a majority of votes and if youth show some maturity by voting sensibly, the leadership of the country might just land in the right hands." "The power and voice of youth can't be suppressed by evils of corruption," asserts Shikha Pant, 23. Robin Kumar Singh, a young mass communications student, has progressive views for the country. Unlike many his age, Singh is a step ahead of his peers. He wants to initiate change in the country himself. "I am confident that 10 years from now, I will contest elections from the Aligarh constituency in Uttar Pradesh," he asserted. Singh said "We need a change from old leaders and need to get some new, more youthful ones. Young leaders will bring with them new ideas and also a new approach to implement those. We should ideally have leaders in the age bracket of 40-60 and have a retirement age for politicians too." Many others, like these thoughtful youngsters, have evaluated the significance of their individual vote in the country's progress courtesy campaigns like 'Jaago Re - One Billion Votes', which is a nationwide voter registration drive covering 35 cities. Susmita, a Delhi University professor, agrees. "I guess the 'Jaago Re' campaign really worked well in making youth understand the importance of their vote. There is definitely growing awareness about the importance of voting. But I feel now it's more important for youth and people in India to know whom to vote for rather than just knowing how to vote," said the environmental studies professor. According to Zarina Mehta, CEO, Bindass, 30 percent of the voting base of India is constituted by its youth aged 18-30. "We were shocked to hear that of this only 25 percent are registered to vote of which only 50 percent actually voted in the last Lok Sabha elections. That's just 12 percent of India's youth. "We believe that it is the young people who have the power to transform society with their passion and energy and we want to provide them the opportunity to do so," she said.The channel is motivating students from colleges across six cities to perform street plays on voting issues. The winning team will then be on a mission. The winners will travel across popular youth hangouts in their city to spread awareness among people to make an informed choice during the coming elections.

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