British Muslims can be a deciding factor in around 40 of 50 closely contested seats in the UK - but activists say that's only if they and other minorities get out and vote.
Joarder said that despite the difficulties they face in day to day life, minority groups such as Muslims, were not fully exercising their electoral potential.
“Current data suggests only 66 percent of 18 and 19-year-olds are registered to vote compared to over 94 percent of over 65s and only one in four Asian and black people are registered to vote.”Activists are trying to ensure that changes by taking matters into their own hands. Using the slogan “#TakeThePower” Joarder and his team have been present outside mosques and in town centres with iPads in hand to get people to register to vote.
On November 22 or ‘National Voter Registration Day’, Joarder’s activists along with others like them across the country ensured more than 300,000 people registered to vote.
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