nThe 'Voting Tau' created by the district administration is once again reaching among the people in a unique form. District administration has hired 40 artists who will be moving across the district as Voting Tau to tell people the importance of their votes. The district administration has once again decided to bring voting Tau to the ground on the growing demand for Voting Tau who were quite a hit during last General Elections.
Voting Tau will become a treasure of information that will tell the voters the importance of the vote and give detailed information about the voting process. "They will make people aware about using their votes and give them important information about voter cards. Voting Tau will go especially visit in those areas of the district from April 10, where the voting percentage was low during the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. Keeping in mind the popularity of 'Voting Tau' created during the last Lok Sabha elections, this time he is also being taken among the people to generate awareness among the people", an official said.
"In their straightforward, simple and typical Haryana style, they will not only make people aware of the use of franchise but also give them information about the formation of votes", the official said.
According to the administration officials, around 40 artists, who are employees of the information department, will spread out across Gurugram and Faridabad Lok Sabha constituencies to engage with eligible voters through their songs and traditional raginis (folk songs and messages) to make them aware of the importance of participating in the biggest democratic event in the country.
Turban on the head, kurta pajamas, shoe clad in a foot, Tau will explain the importance of votes to the people. Along with rural areas Voting Tau will also visit in prominent markets like MG Road, Sector-29, Galleria market, Sector-15, Palam Vihar, Sector-55, Golf Course Road, Sector-14 market, Cybercity, Cyber Hub,
Sikanderpur market, DLF phase 1 and other areas of the city.
"Voting Tau will be sent specifically to those areas of Gurugram district, where a voting percentage of voters during the last Lok Sabha election were low. Tau will spread awareness among the people about their voting rights, information about voter ID cards," Amit Khatri, Deputy Commissioner (DC), Gurugram said.