Polling will be conducted in the second phase Assam Assembly elections on April 11. (File photo)
Amingaon, Assam:
For ensuring maximum participation during second phase Assam Assembly elections on April 11, Kamrup Deputy Commissioner Vinod Seshan has written letters to nearly 12,500 families across 83 polling stations, which witnessed low turnout during last Lok Sabha elections.
"Our attempt is to ensure maximum participation in electing a government through a free and fair exercise. To do that, we have sorted out those constituencies, where there was low turnout in last Lok Sabha polls," Mr Seshan told Press Trust of India.
A total of 83 polling stations across the four constituencies in Kamrup Election District had witnessed low turnout compared to other booths, he added.
"Apart from other voter awareness programme, I have sent a letter to each of these 12,400 odd-families and appealed them to come out and vote. They constitute around 59,000 voters," said Mr Seshan, who is also the Returning Officer of Kamrup Election District.
The letters have been personally handed over to each families by Booth Level Officers, he added.
The appeal letter requested people not to be influenced by money, religion, caste and language politics while voting to elect a government.
Assuring people of an intimidation-free environment, it asked people to exercise their democratic right.
"If in this process, any candidate or party tried to threaten you or lure you, then I request you to contact our 24-hour active control room at 0361-2684404 or 0361-2684406," Mr Seshan said in his letter.
Altogether 24 polling stations, where low voter turnout was witnessed, are spread in Boko constituency, while 22 are in Hajo.
Chaygaon and Palashbari have 19 and 18 such polling booths respectively.
"Our attempt is to ensure maximum participation in electing a government through a free and fair exercise. To do that, we have sorted out those constituencies, where there was low turnout in last Lok Sabha polls," Mr Seshan told Press Trust of India.
A total of 83 polling stations across the four constituencies in Kamrup Election District had witnessed low turnout compared to other booths, he added.
"Apart from other voter awareness programme, I have sent a letter to each of these 12,400 odd-families and appealed them to come out and vote. They constitute around 59,000 voters," said Mr Seshan, who is also the Returning Officer of Kamrup Election District.
The letters have been personally handed over to each families by Booth Level Officers, he added.
The appeal letter requested people not to be influenced by money, religion, caste and language politics while voting to elect a government.
Assuring people of an intimidation-free environment, it asked people to exercise their democratic right.
"If in this process, any candidate or party tried to threaten you or lure you, then I request you to contact our 24-hour active control room at 0361-2684404 or 0361-2684406," Mr Seshan said in his letter.
Altogether 24 polling stations, where low voter turnout was witnessed, are spread in Boko constituency, while 22 are in Hajo.
Chaygaon and Palashbari have 19 and 18 such polling booths respectively.
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