A mobile polling booth to create awareness among the public of the voting process was flagged off on Tuesday here by Election Commission observer for Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) activities N. Sharon D’ Souza in the presence of Collector and District Election Officer K. Veera Raghava Rao.
Mr. Rao said that the vehicle was particularly intended to familiarise first time voters with the voting process. He said that stationary model polling booths had already been set up in all the 10 constituencies.
While the vehicle flagged off on Tuesday was for Usilampatti constituency, the Collector said that similar model polling booths would be launched soon in the remaining nine constituencies.
Ms. Sharon D’ Souza is presently camping in Madurai district to monitor the effectiveness of SVEEP activities being carried out by the district administration.
Speaking to media at the event, the Collector also highlighted that so far 842 cases had been booked for alleged violations of model code of conduct.
