India uses drones, transgender fashion show to spread voter awareness

DELHI: India’s election panel undertook unique initiatives including a drone show, transgender fashion show and a cycle rally to urge voters to exercise their franchise.

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Systematic Voter’s Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) organised activities such as the drone show in western Ahmedabad on Saturday (April 27) to boost voter turnout.

Illuminated drones lit up the night sky in various formations from slogans to an inked finger, encouraging voters to cast their ballot.

Meanwhile, the transgender community in central Bhopal city walked the ramp, sending across a message of inclusion and spreading voter awareness.

The Election Commission and political parties have been worried about voter turnout due to the summer heat and wedding season in some parts of the country with turnout falling to around 65 per cent in the first phase from nearly 70 per cent in 2019.

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India is voting in seven phases across 13 states and federal territories for 88 of the total 543 seats in the lower house of parliament with 160 million people eligible to vote.