Hyderabad: The Hyderabad city, which is going to be a global one in the coming days, Dana Kishore, DEO & Commissioner, GHMC was taking all steps and an action plan was being prepared to increase the polling percentage for the ensuing elections.
As seen from the 2011 census, the literacy rate was around 80.86%. In the 2014 elections, in the 15 Assembly Constituencies in Hyderabad district only 53% of polling has been taken place. In Malakpet and Nampally constituencies 50% voting, Secunderabad AC is around 56.95%, educated and highly sourced people, who are residing at Jubilee Hills only 50.53% of voting, Khairatabad 53.41%.
Keeping in view of the above, the DEO was planning to increase the polling percentage for the ensuing elections for which various awareness campaigns, SVEEP activities and also involving physically challenged persons are being taken care to franchise their vote and providing them with all the basic minimum facilities as per the guidelines from the ECI.
The GHMC is also planning to creating awareness about know your vote so that the citizens can come forward to cast their vote without any inconvenience even photo competitions have also been arranged 18 years+ age and youth can avail this opportunity to send the photograph about voting and can get reward first prize Rs. 15,000, 2 nd prize, 10,000 and 3 rd prize 5000 for which they can contact 7993153333 for their active participation.
The DEO said that special care is being taken for physically challenged persons providing transport facilities on the polling day and various awareness campaigns are also being taken up even Sri O.P Rawath, Chief Election Commissioner has inaugurated the programme conducted for physically challenged persons. As per the guidelines of the ECI E-SUVIDHA, C-Vigilance app is being provided where the political parties can avail the opportunity of E-Suvidha for filing their representations to grant permissions about meetings, Padayathras and various other issues where as the C-vigil app is meant for all the citizens to pass on the message of mall practices and any irregularities in the election process through this app.
In 101 centres EVMs and VVPADs have been arranged in various locations in the Hyd., district jurisdiction where most of the people have participated and got the information about the working conditions of EVMS and VVPADs with which they can vote without any problems.
Even the RWAs, NGOs and various other organizations have also been involved for the purpose of increase the voting percentage. The DEO is conducting special meeting with the polling agents and BLOs from November 2 to 5 to have a better interaction between the polling agent and as well as the BLO to perform their duties and also to increase the polling percentage etc.,
