BENGALURU: The voting percentage of Bengaluru City during 2008 and 2013 elections for Legislative Assembly of Karnataka was 47.22% and 58.27% respectively.
The Bangalore Political Action Committee (B.PAC) has launched 'One million new votes' (OMNV) campaign on Wednesday which intended to increase the citizen participation by registering as voter and franchising their vote for the upcoming state general elections in 2018.
This is an initiative to make elections a truly democratic process by giving every Bengalurean a voice. The main aim of the B.PAC is to make an effort to sensitize those who have not yet registered to vote to become a registered voter in Bengaluru City.
During the launch K. Natesh, Assistant Commissioner (Elections), BBMP introduced the procedure and steps for voter registration and the support mechanism BBMP is providing. Rama N.S. and Bhawesh Kumar from Electronics City Industries Association (ELCIA) gave a call to member company champions to spearhead voter registration drives by creating help desks to address queries and facilitate online application filing.
Over 40 champions from ELCIA member companies participated in the launch programme and extended support to spread the OMNV message 'Democracy is built on your vote'.
