The district election office will interact with 60,000 first time voters by chatting with them live on Facebook next week. In addition to first time voters, the target is to cover 1.25 lakh young voters in the district. Lokesh Kumar Jatav, collector and district election officer, said more than 300 colleges affiliated to Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Indore, will be covered during Facebook live chat. The number of colleges and educational institutions may increase further. Jatav said date of holding the session will be decided soon.
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“So far, we have received consent of 300 colleges and efforts are on to involve more. During live chatting, I will motivate first time voters to exercise their franchise. Also, they will be made aware of polling procedure. Their queries will be also answered,” Jatav said. The district election office is making attempts to take voting percentage above 70.
In last Lok Sabha election, the polling percentage was 64%. The office is carrying out voter awareness activities under Systematic Voters Education and Electoral Practices (SVEEP) in the district. Under SVEEP, the signature wall is placed at different places in the city where voters are putting their signature to vote in LS election.
