The National Voters’ Day 2020 was held in the city on Saturday to create awareness on the need to maximise the enrolment of new voters. Mr. Vontigodi pointed out that voting percentage in urban areas tends to be lower than in rural areas. This is because the educated voters in urban areas tend to go out on a vacation as the day of election is a holiday. They stay away from the electioneering process while people in rural areas exercise their right to vote. The judge said the voting percentage in rural areas should be increased to reach cent per cent.

Source: The Hindu January 25, 2020 17:03 UTC