K'pada admn gears up for ethical voting

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The district administration is taking necessary efforts under Systematic Voters’ Education And Electoral Participation (SVEEP) for motivating and creating awareness among the electorates, especially the youths and female electorates, to exercise their voting right in the twin elections.

According to official sources, the district administration has developed an audio CD indigenously which will be played out by the flying squads and the vehicles of DIPRO.

The CD highlights slogans of the Election Commission of India as well as CEO office. It will create awareness via public address system mostly in inaccessible areas and polling stations as well.

In the CD, emphasis has been given on ethical voting by creating awareness among the electorates not to come under the influence of liquor and money.

Even, the district administration has asked candidates in fray not to carry more than Rs50, 000 cash while going outside.

Besides, they have been asked not to carry posters and banners of their parties during polling time.

District Collector Ratnakar Rout stated that the district administration is planning to erect huge hoarding at important locations of the district to spread awareness by attracting the electorates to come for exercising their voting rights on the poll day. 

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