‘Dismal record’ of metropolitan voters continues, say EC

While Maharashtra had assembly polls in a single phase, Jharkhand had polls in two phases.The poll watchdog said special emphasis was placed on combating urban apathy owing to the trend of low voter turnout witnessed in urban centres in Maharashtra in past state and parliamentary elections.More than 1,185 polling stations were set up in high rise buildings and societies and various awareness and mass mobilisation campaigns were organised ahead of the polls involving film celebrities, EC’s state and national icons, to nudge urban and young voters.Urban apathy is a phenomenon where voters in urban areas, especially youths, prefer to stay at home and do not turn up at polling stations on voting day.



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