Election Commission will spend Rs. 40,000 a day for using the paragliding services in Bangalore on Saturday and Sunday.
To reach out to voters and ensure high participation in
the May 5 elections to the Legislative Assembly, the Election
Commission has decided to use the services of the Meghalaya Paragliding
Association on Saturday and Sunday.
A para-motor with
the message, “Hurry - April 7 is the last day for enrolling to vote”,
will take off from Jakkur here at 8 a.m. on April 6. It would fly over
the city on Sunday also to create awareness among eligible voters.
April 7 is the last day for submission of application for enrolment in the electoral rolls.
The
para-motor would fly over the city for 2-3 hours on Saturday and Sunday
mornings and evenings. The method has been successfully used for
creating awareness among voters in Meghalaya in the recent elections,
Chief Electoral officer Anil Kumar Jha told presspersons here on Friday.
Besides accommodation for the crew and fuel cost, the commission would
spend Rs. 40,000 per day for using the services of the association, he
said.
Online
Applicants can submit
applications online for enrolment of their names in the electoral rolls.
Errors in the online system had been rectified to enable the applicants
to submit applications till April 7 (till noon), he said.
He
said that applicants can obtain EPIC cards at any of the BangaloreOne
cenres by paying Rs. 10. Citizens will get these cards free at the ward
offices or voter facilitation centres.
A total of
8.26 lakh applications have been received in the State since January 20
and of them, 4.93 lakh applications have been cleared, he said.