Free Bike Service in Delhi: The Election Commission is continuously making efforts to increase the participation of common people in the Lok Sabha elections 2024. In this series, Delhi Election Commission has announced to provide free bike riding service in Delhi on the day of voting on 25th May. Voters of all seven seats of Delhi can enjoy free bike service after voting on May 25. After the decline in voting percentage in the first two phases of Lok Sabha elections 2024, the Election Commission is working on different methods to get the voters out of their homes. On Thursday, Delhi Chief Electoral Officer P Krishnamurthy announced a strategic partnership with the aggregator.
Under this system, voters in Delhi have been given the option to avail free travel from polling stations to their homes on the day of voting. The Election Commission seems worried over voters not coming out of their homes in the first two phases. Only after this the Election Commission has decided to encourage people to vote as much as possible.
The option of free bike ride has been provided in Delhi on the day of voting on 25th May.
According to Delhi Chief Electoral Officer P Krishnamurthy, ‘The option of free bike ride has been provided on the day of voting on May 25 in Delhi. Its objective is to encourage citizens to cast their vote and contribute to the electoral process. Also, it has to be ensured to make the voting experience easier. Because, every vote counts in elections and it is necessary to ensure that every eligible voter can cast his vote without any hindrance.
No pickup service to bring to polling booth
However, there will be no pickup facility for voters to reach the polling stations. Only drop off facility will be provided to voters. According to the Election Commission, there was a technical problem in bringing the voter from home to the booth. For this reason, after voting the voters will be released to their homes. This service will be available only on the day of voting.
This service will be available only for those parliamentary seats for which voters are candidates. (Photo-AnyTV)
This service will be available only for those parliamentary seats for which voters are candidates. If a person lives in East Delhi and wants to go to South Delhi, he will not get this service. This service is available from the polling booth till leaving home only. If you go to any other place then this service will not be provided.
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At the same time, a senior official of the Transport Department has said that as per the Delhi Aggregator Policy, only e-bike taxis can run in Delhi. If any aggregators want to get a license for this, they can apply till June 15. After this, free bike ride service will not be allowed.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: May 10, 2024, 11:22 IST