Disabled voters took oath to exercise their franchise
Durg. To make all the voters coming to the District Collectorate aware about voting, Sweep Corner and Selfie Zone have been established, in which the voters are being motivated to vote by changing the theme every week. Voters are taking oath with great enthusiasm to exercise their franchise in the Lok Sabha elections by taking selfies in the selfie zone. Under the direction of Collector and District Election Officer Richa Prakash Chaudhary, during the Lok Sabha elections 2024, many programs like street plays, rallies were organized to make youth, elderly, men and women of urban and rural areas including all students of schools and colleges aware about voting. Through this, 100 percent voters are being made aware.
Various programs are being organized for voter awareness in the district. In this sequence, a huge vehicle rally was taken out in Bhilai for voter awareness. With the aim of 100 percent voting, this rally took place from the main roads of the city to make people aware and made the common citizens take oath to definitely vote. Under Dhamdha sub-division, V.S.R. Felicitation ceremonies for new voters, new brides and senior voters were organized in various polling stations of 68-Saja and 69-Bemetara (both partial). During this, they were administered the oath to exercise their franchise.
In the same sequence, with the aim of empowering disabled people of 18 and above 18 years of age to exercise their franchise in a fair and peaceful manner by keeping their faith in voting, the institutions subsidized by the Social Welfare Department, Prayas Institute of Hearing Handicapped, Supela Bhilai and Muskaan Mental School, Sector-2 Bhilai, Under the Voter Awareness Campaign program, an oath was administered to disabled students with the aim of using their voting rights definitely and motivating people of every section to vote. On this occasion, Amit Parihar, Deputy Director of Social Welfare Department, explained the importance of one vote to the disabled students and the teachers present and read out a message as an inspiration to everyone to vote.
