Chennai district election officials will conduct SVEEP (Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral Participation) activities at 173 polling locations with low turnout of less than 50% in the previous elections in the 16 Assembly constituencies of the city.
“We are planning to conduct awareness programmes at the doorsteps of residents. We have already launched awareness programme in commercial areas by visiting every shop, urging electors to vote,” said an official.
Chennai district election office is planning to distribute pamphlets during the supply of essential items to houses.
Many polling stations located in planned residential areas, such as Anna Nagar have reported low turnout of less than 50% in the previous elections, officials said. Villivakkam Assembly constituency registered the highest number of polling stations with less than 50% turnout during the previous Parliamentary elections. In 2019, a total of 32 polling stations registered less than 50% turnout in…