Pune: Voter Awareness Campaign Organised by Pune Platform for Collaborative Responses At Goodluck Chowk

The campaign was organised on 8th May at Goodluck Chowk, FC Road, Pune 

9 May 2024

By Khushi Maheshwari 

The Pune Platform for Collaborative Responses (PPCR) orchestrated an event to encourage eligible voters to vote. The event took place at Goodluck Chowk on Fergusson College. 

PPCR is a people’s organisation which is committed to fostering civic engagement and community participation in Pune.

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With another polling day approaching for several constituencies in Pune, the aim of the organisation was to generate voter awareness by holding flashboards and placards that had certain slogans like “Vote kar Punekar” and “Change won’t happen by just blaming, go out and vote”. 

This was just one leg of a comprehensive campaign which aims at educating and empowering voters across Pune. The PPCR believes that in Pune, where rapid urbanisation and socio-economic disparities pose unique challenges, voting awareness becomes even more critical. By raising awareness about the electoral process, voter registration procedures, polling booth locations and the significance of voter turnout, it can bridge the gap between communities, empower marginalised voices and foster a more inclusive and participatory democracy.

Therefore, with the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, the members of PPCR understand the crucial value of voter education and awareness in ensuring a robust democratic process. With this in mind, PPCR has launched a comprehensive voting awareness campaign aimed at educating and empowering voters across Pune.

On 13th May, polling will take place in as many as 3 constituencies as part of Phase 4 of the Lok Sabha Election and hence it becomes pertinent to empower the Puneris and Punekars to exercise their right to vote. Just recently, a remote hamlet near Baramati with 40 voters in total saw 100% voter turnout after getting their first polling booth ever since independence. Achieving a 100 percent voter turnout is a vision that every Indian should be working towards to retain the democratic characterisation of the country. 

The awareness campaign took place in the bustling Fergusson College Street, near a very popular eating joint by the name of Goodluck Cafe between 5:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. The flashboards were provided to the participants at the location itself.