Sunil Shah, a Dadar resident, said proudly about his son, Karan Shah, 27, who cast his vote at Brahman Sahayak Sangh polling station in Dadar West early Thursday morning, “Democracy begins with showing up.”

Shah, who is president of Dadar Vyapari Sangh, added about Karan, “My son, who uses a wheelchair, went very early. He was there even before the polling booth had opened. His enthusiasm and stellar sense of duty sent a message to people that they need to get franchise wise. Nearly all of us have heard people brushing off going to the polls, stating, ‘What will one vote matter?’ If this is how you think and shun your duty, then quit complaining too.”