A cyclothon was on Wednesday organised in Chandigarh to encourage residents of the Union Territory to participate in the electoral process.
Dharam Pal, IAS, adviser to the administrator, flagged off the cycle rally titled ‘pedal for participative election’ in the presence of Vijay Namdeorao Zade, IAS, chief electoral officer, UT, Chandigarh, and other officers.
It was organised under the theme ‘no voter to be left behind’ by the election department, UT, Chandigarh to motivate and encourage the city’s residents to participate in the electoral process.
Dharam Pal and other officers participated in the rally and cycled for 10 kilometers. Around 100 cycling enthusiasts participated in the rally.
The election department also published the integrated draft electoral roll with respect to January 1, 2023 as the qualifying date, on Wednesday as part of the special summary revision of 2023.
