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Election Commission makes star cricketer ‘Shubman Gill’ Punjab state icon
Published - 20-FEB-2024 7:19 IST | Updated - 15-APR-2024 5:1 IST

Election Commission makes star cricketer ‘Shubman Gill’ Punjab state icon, will make voters aware
Lok Sabha Elections 2024
Keeping in mind the Lok Sabha elections, Team India's young star cricketer Shubhman Gill has been made Punjab 'State Icon'. The office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Punjab has entrusted this responsibility to Shubman Gill.
Election Commission made star cricketer Shubman Gill Punjab 'state icon', will make voters aware
Shubman Gill Punjab State Icon: India's star batsman Shubman Gill has been made the Punjab State Icon. The Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Punjab has made Indian cricketer Shubhman Gill the 'State Icon' for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Chief Electoral Officer Sibin C said in a statement that Gill will be part of various campaigns aimed at creating awareness among voters, so that the voting can cross the 70 percent mark.
Will make voters aware
Election officials have set a target of 'crossing 70 this time'. In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections in Punjab, 65.96 percent votes were cast for 13 seats. Sibin said Gill, who hails from Punjab, is popular among sports lovers, especially the youth, and has been made the 'state icon' for the elections. Sibin C said that in a meeting with all the deputy commissioners of Punjab on Friday, they were asked to identify areas where the voting percentage was low during the last elections.
Will help in increasing voting percentage
Sibin C said that the awareness campaigns and appeals run by Gill in such areas will motivate the voters and will help in increasing the voting percentage. Earlier, popular Punjabi singer Tarsem Jassar was also selected as the 'State Icon' and he will also run a similar campaign. The Chief Electoral Officer expressed hope that first-time voters will be influenced by Gill and Tarsem and will exercise their franchise. He also appealed to people of other age groups to cast their votes in large numbers. Let us tell you that Lok Sabha elections are likely to be held in April-May.
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