Ahead of the forthcoming assembly election results in the state, Meta, along with Josh Talks, a regional content and upskilling platform, hosted the Citizen's Townhall at Lakshmi Narain College of Technology (LNCT) in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. This town hall, aimed at fostering voter awareness and engagement, saw a participation of over 200 students from the college.
The Citizens' Townhall aims to educate and empower youth on the importance of exercising their vote and the power and responsibility that comes upon each citizen, as part of being a democracy. It seeks to heighten voter awareness among diverse communities, particularly focusing on engaging first-time voters.
This townhall in Bhopal marks the beginning of a series of townhalls scheduled to be conducted by Josh Talks and Meta across four other states where elections are ongoing - Mizoram, Rajasthan, Telangana and Chhattisgarh.
The townhall in Bhopal witnessed a fireside chat between Mr. Ritu Raj, Additional Collector (Development) and Chief Executive Officer of Zila Panchayat Bhopal, and Vidushi Dhawan, Policy Programs Manager, Outreach at Meta, unveiling insights into the strategies adopted by the Election Commission of Madhya Pradesh to engage and educate first-time voters in Madhya Pradesh, totalling over 22 lakh this election season.