All efforts should be made to increase voting percentage: Raj CEO

Rajasthan Chief Electoral Officer Anand Kumar Tuesday said all possible efforts should be made to increase voting percentage and participation of women and youths in the upcoming assembly election.

He said effective implementation of systematic voters' education and electoral participation (SVEEP) programme and other innovations should be taken up to achieve this aim.

The names of youths, who attained 18 years of age before January 1, 2018, and other persons who were left out in the initial lists were being added in the final electoral rolls.

Directions have been given to nodal officers to identify such voters and to get their names added in the electoral rolls, Kumar said at a press conference here.

He said school students should be asked to sign resolution letters so that they motivate eligible voters in their families to exercise their franchise.

NCC, Scouts and NSS volunteers should be appointed at polling booths to help differently-abled and first-time voters.

Additional chief electoral officer Dr Jogaram said for the first time VVPAT machines would be used. The focus would be on differently-abled voters, all-women polling booths and launch of cVIGIL app for reporting violations in election code of conduct, he said.