At the rally, youth, differently-abled individuals, schoolchildren, third-gender individuals, district administration, and officers-employees of the Chief Electoral Officer’s office participated enthusiastically.
Mrs. Shamshad Begum and PWD state icon Mr. Chitrasen Sahu flagged off the cycle rally, along with CEO Mrs. Reena Babasaheb Kangale and former cricketer Mr. Rajesh Chauhan also joined the rally.
Raipur. 9 November. To encourage young voters to register as voters, the Chief Electoral Office organized a cycle rally today. Youth, people with disabilities, schoolchildren, people of the third gender, district administration, and officers-employees of the Chief Electoral Officer’s office joyfully participated in the rally held this morning on the theme of “Pedal for Participative Elections.” The cycle rally, which began at Telibandha Talab, journeyed from Ghadi Chowk to Telibandha Talab and returned. The rally was marked off by renowned social worker Smt. Shamshad Begum, recipient of the Padma Shri award, and renowned mountaineer and PWD State Icon of Chhattisgarh, Shri Chitrasen Sahu. Smt. Reena Babasaheb Kangale, the chief electoral officer, and Shri Rajesh Chauhan, a former international cricketer, also cycled in the rally to encourage voters.
The special brief modification of the voter list started today, with the initial publication of the voter list taking place on January 1, 2023. Between 9 November 2022 and 8 December 2022, young individuals who will have turned 18 on 1 January 2023, 1 April 2023, 1 July 2023, and 1 October 2023 can register to have their names added, the Election Commission of India will issue them Photo Voter ID Cards (EPIC).
The special brief updating of the voter list has started at the national level today. The Election Commission of India debuted it today by holding a cycling rally in Pune, Maharashtra, as well as other awareness programs. Two of the senior members of the Commission are participating in the events held in Pune, including the Chief Election Commissioner, Shri Rajiv Kumar, and the Election Commissioner, Shri Anoop Chandra Pandey.
It is worth noting that Pune is one of the major cities in the country with the lowest voter turnout in general elections. Pune has been selected for the national level launch of a special short revision of electoral rolls to encourage urban and youth voters to get their names added to the voter list, vote, and prepare error-free electoral rolls.
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