Mumbai: In a bid to increase the voting percentage, the Palghar district administration in Maharashtra has roped-in school children to convince their parents to exercise their franchise in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
According to a release by the district information office, around four lakh students from nearly 3,000 schools in Palghar are a part of this campaign, the district information office said in a release issued on Monday.
District collector Prashant Narnaware said, “This will go a long way in ensuring maximum voting in the upcoming and other future elections. Children are the best messengers and ambassadors of this mission,” he said.
Several school children of Palghar along with teachers took in their respective schools to convince their parents to vote in the elections.
There are 8,73,30,484 voters in Maharashtra comprising 4,57,02,579 men, 4,16,25,819 women and 2,086 transgender voters, an election official said. The Thane constituency, which is neighbouring Palghar has the highest voters in the state at 23,07,232 voters. Mumbai South Central seat has the lowest number of 14,15,605 voters. Lok Sabha elections for total 48 seats in Maharashtra will be held in four phases on April 11, 18, 23 and 29, following which the results will be declared on May 23.
Notification for the fourth phase will be issued on April 2. In this phase, Mumbai North, Mumbai North-West, Mumbai North-East, Mumbai North Central, Mumbai South-Central, Mumbai South, Nandurbar, Dhule, Dindori, Nashik, Palghar, Bhiwandi, Kalyan, Thane, Maval, Shirur, Shirdi constituencies will vote.
