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Children to upload selfies with their families after voting on polling day: Haryana CEO
Draws will be held at the district level, the winner will get a cash prize of Rs. 10,000
Babushahi Bureau
Chandigarh, May 18, 2024- In a bid to increase voter turnout in the Lok Sabha elections scheduled for May 25 in Haryana, the Chief Electoral Officer's office has launched a new initiative involving school children, who will be rewarded with cash prizes.
Under this initiative, children will be encouraged to motivate their parents to vote, and on voting day, they will be required to upload a selfie of their family members after the voting.
At the district level, cash prizes of Rs. 10,000, Rs. 5,000, and Rs. 2,500 will be awarded to the first, second, and third winners by conducting a draw of lots.
Sharing more details in this regard, Chief Electoral Officer, Anurag Agarwal informed that under this initiative, the school having the maximum number of selfies uploaded by their students will also be awarded a special prize of Rs. 25,000.
A link has been developed on the https://www.ceoharyana.gov.in/ portal for uploading selfies, which will be available on the voting day, i.e., May 25. The link for uploading selfies will be open for school children along with voting from 7 AM, and selfies can be uploaded until 8 PM.
Anurag Agarwal said that the aim of this initiative is not only to increase voter turnout this time but also to make school children, who will be future voters, aware of their voting rights.
He said that every vote counts in a democracy, so this initiative has been started to ensure that every voter casts their vote. He said that to attract and encourage voters for the Lok Sabha elections 2024, the Election Commission of India has given the slogan ‘Chunav Ka Parv-Desh Ka Garv’.
In Haryana too, efforts are being made to celebrate this festival in a unique way and create awareness among voters through slogans.’
BLO will hand over the invitation letter along with voter slip to the family
He said that by taking a unique initiative during the Lok Sabha elections 2024, invitation letters are being sent to the voters through BLOs in order to increase voters turnout.
He further informed that there are five phases in the voting process. First, one has to stand in line for voting, then the polling officer will take information about the voter's name and identification documents from the voter list.
In the third phase, the polling officer will apply blue ink on the finger. In the fourth phase, the polling officer will take the slip and confirm the presence of blue ink on the finger. After that, the voter will go to the EVM and cast his vote.
He informed that the total number of voters in Haryana is 2 crore 1 lakh 87 thousand 911, out of which 1 crore 6 lakh 52 thousand 345 are male and 94 lakh 23 thousand 956 are female voters, and 467 transgender voters will exercise their right to vote.