Chandigarh, 27th
April, 2019: To create electoral awareness among citizens of
all age groups and maximize voter participation on 19 May, 2019 in Chandigarh,
an Awareness Run was organized today by an IT company, Beyond Codes in
collaboration with the Election Department Chandigarh as part of the SVEEP
programme. The run was flagged off by Sh. Ajoy Kumar Sinha, IAS, Chief Electoral
Officer, U.T Chandigarh at 6:00 am from Sukhna Lake Chandigarh.
The awareness
run witnessed around 700 people from all age groups, particularly the first
time voters who joined the initiative to mark their presence in the electoral
process. Among the participants were employees of various IT companies from
tricity, their families, and children from schools, colleges and general
public. The participants wore T-Shirts designed by Beyond Codes company that
promoted the message of "Election ka Maha Tyohar, Chandigarh hai
Taiyaar". The winners of the run were given medals, whereas certificates
and goodies were distributed among all the participants. A signature campaign
was also organized at the event. The campaign was an attempt to allow people to
put their signatures as a commitment towards their duty as responsible citizens
to vote for their country.
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