Malls, metro stations now sites to enroll young voters: Delhi EC
18 Nov 2013 5:41 AM IST
‘Shopping malls, metro stations and college premises will be the new locations for the voting awareness campaign to woo youngsters to come ahead and vote,’ Garg said, while speaking at a voting right awareness event organised by the District Election Office(East) at the premises of V3S shopping mall in east Delhi. ‘We have witnessed a huge rise in youth enrollment in the electoral list, because of our campaign. The number of young voters has increased from 15,000 during the last polls to 100,000 today,’ Garg said.
He said credit also goes to the non-governmental organizations, which have played an important role in providing special counseling and spreading awareness among the students about voting rights.
‘Our electoral officers won’t stop here. To take the campaign further, we have thought of organising such campaigns at metro stations and shopping malls, which basically is flocked by youngsters,’ he said.
He said credit also goes to the non-governmental organizations, which have played an important role in providing special counseling and spreading awareness among the students about voting rights.
‘Our electoral officers won’t stop here. To take the campaign further, we have thought of organising such campaigns at metro stations and shopping malls, which basically is flocked by youngsters,’ he said.
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