Lok Sabha elections 2024: Bhopal voter wins diamond ring in lucky draw organised by local election office
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Some voters won caps, T-shirts but others were luckier. Bhopal's Yaggoj Sahu, for instance, won a diamond ring.
Several voters in Bhopal on Tuesday (May 7) went home with exciting gifts, including diamond rings, after they won a luck draw organised by local election office to increase voter awareness.
Some voters won caps, T-shirts but others were far luckier. Bhopal's Yaggoj Sahu, for instance, won a diamond ring. "I didn't want to participate in the draw, but my wife insisted that we put our slips in the little box," an elated Sahu was quoted as saying by the Times of India.
India held its third phase of Lok Sabha elections on May 7 under which polling took place in nine constituencies of Madhya Pradesh state.
During the polling, the Bhopal administration organised three lotteries per polling booth during different timings of the day: 10am, 2pm and 6pm.
To get registered for the lucky draw, voters had to show their inked fingers and then write down their names and phone numbers on a token.
While ordinary booths had T-shirts and caps as gift items, special booths like Char Imli kept brand new coolers, mixers and a diamond ring for the winners. Char Imli is where senior bureaucrats and ministers live and cast their votes. Tents were arranged at the polling booths to provide shelter to those lined up in queues outside.
According to election officials, all the prizes were paid for by private firms, who took part in the voter awareness programme.
Madhya Pradesh recorded a total voter turnout of 66.12 per cent till 6 pm on Wednesday, the time when polling closes. The state's final phase of polling will now take place on May 13, when India will be holding its fourth phase of elections.
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Several voters in Bhopal on Tuesday (May 7) went home with exciting gifts, including a diamond ring, after they won a lucky draw organised by the local election office to increase voter awareness.
According to election officials, all the prizes were paid for by private firms, who took part in the voter awareness programme.
Madhya Pradesh recorded a total voter turnout of 66.12 per cent till 6 pm on Wednesday, the time when polling closes. The state's final phase of polling will now take place on May 13, when India will be holding its fourth phase of elections.
(With inputs from agencies)