Mega Voter awareness campaign to be flagged off in Mumbai tomorrow
Mumbai, April 01: A Mega Voter Awareness Campaign is being launched across ten Lok Sabha constituencies of Maharashtra, which have had low voter turnout. The campaign is being organized by Regional Outreach Bureau, Pune (Maharashtra & Goa Region), Ministry of Information & Broadcasting in co-ordination with office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra.
The campaign is being flagged off at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Railway Station, Mumbai on 2nd April 2019 at 4.00 PM. The theme of the campaign is #NoVoterToBeLeftBehind.
Following the symbolic flag-off, rallies will be organised in Mumbai South, Pune, Nagpur, Chandrapur, Solapur, Satara, Aurangabad, Jalgaon, Dhule and Kalyan during April 2-28, 2019.
10 Mobile vans will visit more than 1,200 locations to improve voter awareness. Troupes of Song & Drama Division will perform during the campaign. In Mumbai, they will perform for four days, during April 25-28, 2019.
The campaign will provide information on the following:
PwD (Persons with Disabilities) App
cVigil App
Use of EVM and VVPAT
10 alternatives for Voter ID Card , which can be used for voting on polling day
The schedule of the campaign is as follows:
Sl. No Constituency Name Date of Polling Campaign Start Date Campaign End Date Flag-off venue Tentative Flag-off date and time
1 Mumbai South 29/04/2019 2/04/2019 5/04/2019 Mumbai South (CST Railway Station) 2/4/2019 at 4 pm
2 Pune 23/04/2019 3/04/2019 9/04/2019 District Collectorate 3/4/2019 at 10 am
3 Nagpur 11/04/2019 8/04/2019 10/04/2019 District Collectorate 8/4/2019 at 11 am
4 Chandrapur 11/04/2019 8/04/2019 10/04/2019 District Collectorate 8/4/2019 at 11 am
5 Solapur 18/04/2019 11/04/2019 17/04/2019 District Collectorate 11/4/2019 at 11 am
6 Satara 23/04/2019 16/04/2019 22/04/2019 District Collectorate 16/4/2019 at 11 am
7 Aurangabad 23/04/2019 16/04/2019 22/04/2019 District Collectorate 16/4/2019 at 11 am
8 Jalgaon 23/04/2019 16/04/2019 22/04/2019 District Collectorate 16/4/2019 at 11 am
9 Dhule 29/04/2019 22/04/2019 28/04/2019 District Collectorate 22/4/2019 at 11 am
10 Kalyan 29/04/2019 22/04/2019 28/04/2019 District Collectorate 22/4/2019 at 11 am
