Citizens got a chance to see a number of fancy cars on the city roads as the District Election Officer organised a grand car rally on Sunday through Systematic Voters' Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) cell.
The rally was organised with the help of Ranchi Adventure Wheelers to celebrate the biggest festival of Democracy- 'Voting on May 6, 2019'. The aim of the=is car rally was to promote and create awareness about voting and involve more people to exercise their franchise. The running time of the rally was for about three hours within the town limits of Ranchi which consisted of a convoy for about 30 minutes and a treasure hunt for about 2.5 hours in the city wherein task, collectibles & photographs were to be collected as per clue sheet with the theme “my vote my voice”.
A total of 13 participating organizations being BNI, Lions Club, FJCCI, EWA, Rotary, Shree Maheswari Sabha, JCI, Ranchi, RGC, JCI, Udaan, DOX, CCC, Round Table and MYM with their respective teams took part in the rally.
The convoy was flagged off at 7:30 AM from Sainik Market by District Election Officer cum DC Ranchi Rai Mahipat Ray, which passed through Sainik Market, Albert Ekka Chowk, Saheed Chowk, Kutchery Chowk, Kishori Yadav Chowk, Harmu Road, Sahjanand Chowk, Harmu Chowk, Argora Chowk, Birsa chowk, Hinoo Chowk, Vivekanand Chowk, Prasad Chowk and back to Sainik Market.
The convoy consisted of Cycle Dost having 25 Bi- cyclists, Twin Skulls Premium Motor Cycles comprising of Harley Davidson, Triumph, Yamaha 1000, Ducatti, Premium cars with the likes of Maserratti, Mercedes, Mini Cooper, Audi TT, Mini Cooper, Jaguar, Volvo, Range Rover alongwith 50 competitor cars which all moved together in the convoy adhering all traffic rules and regulations.
The second leg of the rally which was a Treasure Hunt was flagged off at 08:45 AM from Sainik Market in which the participants had to complete tasks, play games, take photographs and gather collectibles as per the clue sheet with the primary objective of promoting voting.
The prize giving ceremony took place in The Mayfair Banquets, Dhurwa with SDO, Ranchi Garima Singh, and other district administration officers giving away the prizes to winning teams. All participants followed the rules and regulations of the rally and maintained high level of sportsman spirit.
The top five positions in rally were bagged by Sandeep Munjal, Isha Arora and team, Puneet Bedi and team, Ashish Agarwal and team and Saurav Vidyarthi and team, respectively.
The top three organizations which were awarded include Rotary Club of Ranchi, Marwari Yuwa Manch and Lion's Club of Ranchi Youth. The other awards given on the occassion were best dressed team, best decorated car, best women's team, team for highest promotion of voting on social media, oldest voter and youngest voter.