The Chandigarh Election Department will depute one NSS volunteer at each polling station for the assistance of voters on the polling day.
All the volunteers will wear a special cap designed by the Election Department carrying slogan “Aapki sahayta ke liye”.
This time the voters, who did not received the voter slips till the polling date, can collect their voter slips from the help desk set up by the Election Department, UT Chandigarh from Booth level Officers (BlOs) on the polling day at polling station.
There are 519 polling booths in Chandigarh and the city has a voter strength of 6,13,939 including 3,32,888 male and 2,81,051 female voters.
Meanwhile, UT Election Department in association with an NGO organised a nukkad natak Samay Ki Pukar at Khuda lahora and Khuda Alisher village on Thursday. The play was staged to create awareness among local residents towards their vote power.
A spokesperson of the Department said that a large number of people watched the play and lauded the performance of artistes. They also made commitments to cast their vote in free and fair manner on the day of polling in Chandigarh.
The artists demonstrated that free and fair elections are fundamental element of a healthy Democracy. To be truly free and fair, however, elections require not only transparent and well-managed election day polling, but also a society that encourages full citizen participation.
In addition to that awareness of EVM and NOTA to the voters of rural and remote areas of Chandigarh Parliamentary Constituency was created in Mauli Jagran, Makhanmajra and village Raipur Kalan.
The next nukkad natak will be enacted on April 4 in Bapu Dham Colony and Mauli Jagran Market while the awareness regarding EVM and NOTA to the voters will be organised in small flats, Dhanas on the same day