Maharashtra Assembly Election 2024 is underway and local businesses in Pune have found a creative way to boost voter turnout. Several local business outlets in the city are offering freebies to encourage voters. That’s not all, many students in Pune also volunteered to help citizens at the polling booths to ensure smooth running. Scroll on to know all about it.
Freebies To Boost Voter Turnout In Pune During State Election
According to The Indian Express, local businesses have contributed greatly to Pune’s voter turnout during the state assembly elections today. As per the report, these local business outlets were offering free tea, cream rolls, and even rickshaw rides to boost voter turnout during the elections.
Several restaurants and local eateries planned to give out freebies such as food samples to encourage Punekars to cast their vote. One such example was Grahak Panchayat, a consumer cooperative on Tilak Road. People who showed their inked fingers were given free cream rolls and tea. Reportedly, they served over 1,400 cream rolls and 400 cups of tea by 12 PM.
In the Baner area, a local leader offered free autorickshaw rides for the people to help them reach the polling booth. According to The Indian Express, several people simply came to vote to claim these freebies!
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Students Come Together To Help People
Another interesting thing noted during today’s election in Pune was student volunteers. The Indian Express noted that students of corporation-run schools in Borhadewadi in Moshi came forward in great numbers to volunteer to help voters. They helped voters locate polling booths and even guided the differently abled throughout the voting process.
We hope these initiatives by the local residents help boost voter turnout in the city. According to reports, the total voting percentage in Maharashtra was around 18.14% at 11 AM today. Hopefully, the numbers increase afterwards as the voting will be on till 6 PM on November 20.
If you’re in Maharashtra, we hope you fulfilled your duty and voted today!
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