Women take charge at polling booth having 1,268 voters in Rohtak

Polling booth number 55 located at Chhotu Ram Stadium in Rohtak city on Saturday was different from other booths as it was being dominated by women activists belonging to the Congress party.

They are not only preparing slips outside the booth for electors to cast their votes but also discharging the duty of an agent inside the booth. Interestingly, some of them are also making phone calls to the electors to exercise their right to franchise at the earliest.

“There are total 1,268 votes at booth number 55 setup in the stadium. The group of women came here early in the morning to perform polling-related activities. Initially, we managed to set up tables outside the booth and distributed responsibility among them. Some are making slips for voters, some are helping them, especially the elderly, on reaching the booth, while some others are preparing a list of those who have not yet come to poll at the booth,” Congress worker Mukesh Sheoran told The Tribune.

She added that all women performing the duty were educated.

“Some of them performed similar duties in the recently held Lok Sabha polls as well, hence they are not facing any issue to do so again,” she said, adding that some male workers are also available here to assist them in case of any emergency situation.

Mukesh maintained that they would perform the duty till the end of polling time.