Under the guidance of Collector and District Election Officer Kundan Kumar, schoolchildren in Surguja district in Chhattisgarh are conducting an awareness campaign in areas with low voting percentages, an official communiqué said on Sunday.
The students of the Swami Atmanand Excellent English Medium Higher Secondary School took out a rally on Saturday in Dhaurpur which witnessed low voters turnout in last assembly polls.
The students of Government Higher Secondary School in Gumgara Kala motivated the voters through musical and dance performances.
The students have also pledged to motivate their parents to vote.
Due to the lower than average turnout in the 2018 assembly elections in Ambikapur town, officials are going door-to-door to spread awareness about the importance of voting.