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MY Bharat reports 23 youth voter-awareness sessions in one day

India’s youth affairs ministry reported on 29 October that MY Bharat held 23 voter-awareness programmes that day across 12 states and union territories, involving 5,481 young people.

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India’s youth affairs ministry reported on 29 October that MY Bharat held 23 voter-awareness programmes that day across 12 states and union territories, involving 5,481 young people. The sessions form part of the Know Your Vote campaign.

By 29 October, the campaign had held 50 sessions across 19 states and union territories with reported participation of 11,787 young people. Its wider schedule covers 500 universities, colleges and institutions between 26 October and 5 November. The one-day counts and cumulative figures cover different periods.

The sessions address voting rights, registration, electoral procedures and civic responsibilities. Participation figures do not establish how many attendees newly registered or later voted. The announcement provides activity counts rather than evidence of an effect on election outcomes.

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    MY Bharat reports 23 youth voter-awareness sessions in one day

    India’s youth affairs ministry reported on 29 October that MY Bharat held 23 voter-awareness programmes that day across 12 states and union territories, involving 5,481 young people. The sessions form part of the Know Your Vote campaign.

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