Hailakandi administration motivating women voters through unique ways

A Correspondent

Hailakandi: In a bid to remove fears of mothers from polio vaccine and to familiarise them with EVM/VVPAT, the Hailakandi district administration headed by Keerthi Jalli made a whirlwind tour crisscrossing hilly and inhospitable terrain of the district on Tuesday.

With officials in tow, Deputy Commissioner cum Returning Officer, Jalli trudged along for several kilometers to motivate the women voters living in hilly and inaccessible terrain to dispel their fears of using EVMs and VVPATs. “As most womenfolk do not know how to operate the voting machines with some seeing them for the first time, they were guided through by election officials,” said Jalli.

The Deputy Commissioner accompanied by SVEEP Cell incharge officer Tridip Roy and his team together with DPM, DME, NHM, BPM, Katlicherra and doctors visited door-to-door Khasi houses in Lalpani under Katlicherra revenue circle. Sanitation pads were also distributed at nominal cost to improve awareness of hygiene and inspire the women voters to come out in large numbers to cast their votes in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections slated for April 18 under 1 HPC Karimganj. Deputy Commissioner Jalli took the opportunity to administer pulse polio to some children.

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