Last Update: November 03, 2022, 13:16 IST
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First-time voters take a selfie after casting their vote at a polling station in Maharashtra. (File photo: PTI)
Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said that the youth should know that they not only have to exercise their franchise but also manage the process.
First, Gujarat will have a polling station dedicated to young and first-time voters. Young officers will manage this polling booth. chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said that the youth should know that they not only have to exercise their franchise but also manage the process.
“For the first time, 33 polling stations will be set up and they will be managed by the youngest polling staff,” Kumar said at a press conference. He said that this time there are 3.24 lakh new and young voters.
Elaborating on a number of unique polling stations, the Election Commission said that this time one polling station will be set up in a shipping container, another just for one voter and one on an island in the Arabian Sea near the city of Jafrabad. . ,
Elections to the 182-member state assembly will be held in two phases on December 1 and 5, the Election Commission announced on Thursday in the backdrop of the Morbi bridge collapse four days ago. As campaign knives sharpen, the October 30 tragedy that claimed 135 lives may find emotional resonance.
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