Voter awareness campaigns to target areas with low voter turnout
The Hindu
The Nilgiris district administration is targeting awareness campaigns in areas where the number of votes polled in the last election were below average.
Starting from Tuesday, the district administration has started a number of awareness campaigns aimed at improving voter turnout in these areas. First, a short film explaining the importance of voting and for not accepting cash in exchange for votes was broadcast using the video broadcasting vehicle in Kotagiri, Kattabettu and Orasolai.
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