‘Sayana Kaka’ cartoons to create awareness among Bundi voters
Ahead of Rajasthan assembly polls, ‘Sayana Kaka’ (Wise Uncle) cartoon series would help create public awareness among voters through social media platforms.
While ‘Chacha Chaudhary’ cartoons have been bringing smiles on children’s faces for a long time, the Bundi district administration has come up with the cartoon series of ‘Sayana Kaka’ to educate voters about more participation in the electoral process.
The district administration of Bundi, under a new initiative Systematic Voter’s Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP), has created the character of ‘Sayana Kaka’ which in Rajasthani dialect means ‘wise uncle’.
The cartoon character is the brainchild of district collector and district election officer of Bundi, Mahesh Chand Sharma and is being created by cartoonist Sunil Jangid. “Sayana kaka would disseminate information on the significance of casting vote in democracy,” Mahesh Chand Sharma said.
A different message will be circulated among voters daily through social media platforms of WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter and others till December 7.
“Since social media are an effective media these days, it has been decided to promote the cartoon series through this platform,” Sharma said.
“Sayana Kaka would emphasise on voting importance in local Hadoti dialect,” he said.
Sharma said that the cartoon will inform voters about the latest electoral provisions like Voter verified paper audit trail (VVPAT), Citizen vigil (C vigil)and electoral education.
“C Vigil is the unique app for voters to report poll code violations,” he said. The cartoon series aims to boost the voter participation and thereby increase the polling percentage. “Awareness on staying away from any kind of allurement and voting in free and fair manner has been stressed upon in this cartoon series,” he added.
“There is a character of Sayana Kaka’s wife named Sayani Kaki to whom Sayana Kaka informs about the importance of inclusion of first time voters in the voting list,” Sharma said.
Bundi district administration has also started a toll free number for assistance of the voters.
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