How a Kasaragod Farmer Turned His Mother’s Missing Name Into a Public Campaign

On the day the Election Commission released Kerala’s revised electoral rolls, Rajagopala Kaipangala, a farmer, trader and social activist from Belloor in Kasaragod district, began a 30-kilometre walk to the District Collectorate.

The trigger was personal. Ahead of the local body election, his 82-year-old mother’s name was deleted from their ward and shifted elsewhere without their knowledge. Ahead of the Assembly election, Kaipangala decided to take out a public walk to raise awareness about verifying names in the voter list.

Carrying a placard that read “A Walk for the Right to Vote” in Malayalam, Kannada and English, he stopped along the way to speak to shopkeepers, autorickshaw drivers, lottery sellers and vendors, urging them to check the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) list before polling day.

By the time he reached the Kasaragod Collectorate after nearly 10 hours under the sun, his message was clear: Every vote matters, and every citizen must ensure their name is on the list.

Watch the full story of one man’s walk to protect a fundamental democratic right.

Producer: George Poikayil

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