Mysore: Nine booths, three each in Hunsur, Periyapatna and HD Kote assembly constituencies, will wear an ethnic look, given that they have been uniquely designed to resemble the tribal culture of the land. Even a section of polling officials posted at these polling stations are likely to wear the dress of tribal communities. The entrance of the booths will be decorated like tribal houses and even the polling booth will look like a forest area. All these arrangements have been made to encourage tribal voters to vote in large numbers in the elections to be held on May 10.
Deputy Commissioner KV Rajender, who is the district election officer, had said that nine caste polling stations would be set up where the tribal population is high in the district. According to officials, there are 55 Saki booths (managed exclusively by women staff), 11 PWD booths (managed by people with physical disabilities) and 11 youth booths that are managed by youth polling officers in Mysuru, besides 10 theme-based polling booths. The booth, including the inheritance, shall be charged at the election.
N Muniraju, project coordinator of the Integrated Tribal Development Programme, told TOI that the concept of caste booths was developed during the last assembly and Lok Sabha elections when only a few booths were developed as caste booths. About 9 booths have been set up in this assembly election in three taluks – Hunsur, HD Kote and Periyapatna, where tribal voters of Jenu Kuruba and Kadu Kurubu communalities are in majority.
The polling stations will be uniquely decorated to match the culture of the tribes to attract eligible voters to participate in the elections. The project coordinator said that tribal voters are also being informed to wear traditional dress for voting.
Shailendra KumarKarnataka Aranya Mulla Budakattu Sanghagala Okkoota, HD quota secretary claimed that there are around 19k tribal voters in HD quota and Sargur Taluk. He claimed that voters in Padukote and Mastiguri had to travel a distance of more than one and a half kilometers to cast their vote as the polling stations were far away.
Deputy Commissioner KV Rajender, who is the district election officer, had said that nine caste polling stations would be set up where the tribal population is high in the district. According to officials, there are 55 Saki booths (managed exclusively by women staff), 11 PWD booths (managed by people with physical disabilities) and 11 youth booths that are managed by youth polling officers in Mysuru, besides 10 theme-based polling booths. The booth, including the inheritance, shall be charged at the election.
N Muniraju, project coordinator of the Integrated Tribal Development Programme, told TOI that the concept of caste booths was developed during the last assembly and Lok Sabha elections when only a few booths were developed as caste booths. About 9 booths have been set up in this assembly election in three taluks – Hunsur, HD Kote and Periyapatna, where tribal voters of Jenu Kuruba and Kadu Kurubu communalities are in majority.
The polling stations will be uniquely decorated to match the culture of the tribes to attract eligible voters to participate in the elections. The project coordinator said that tribal voters are also being informed to wear traditional dress for voting.
Shailendra KumarKarnataka Aranya Mulla Budakattu Sanghagala Okkoota, HD quota secretary claimed that there are around 19k tribal voters in HD quota and Sargur Taluk. He claimed that voters in Padukote and Mastiguri had to travel a distance of more than one and a half kilometers to cast their vote as the polling stations were far away.