VARANASI: Kinnars have intensified efforts to extend voter turnout in UP’s Ghosi Lok Sabha seat, a mafia dons’ land which witnessed beneath 60% polling within the 2014 and 2019 normal elections.
“Once I met kinnars to know problems with transgenders and encourage them to register as voters, they volunteered to launch a marketing campaign to boost consciousness about voting rights.It was coincidental,” mentioned Praveen Mishra, Mau’s DM and district election officer.
Ghosi, the constituency of Atul Rai, who was jailed on rape prices shortly after successful the 2019 elections as an absconder, can also be dwelling to jailed mafia-don Mukhtar Ansari.
Mau Kinnars’ Union president Hena Qureshi defined the motivation behind their marketing campaign. “Over the previous six or seven years, we have witnessed optimistic governance. We have benefited from schemes like outdated age houses, Ayushman Bharat well being amenities and bogs. We additionally really feel safer. With govt taking good care of us, we needed to present again. When the DM appealed to us to register as voters, we expressed our want to work in direction of voter consciousness and strengthen democracy,” mentioned Qureshi.
Khushbu, Qureshi’s disciple, elaborated, “Attracting crowds is simple for us. Once we carry out dances at purchasers’ houses for celebratory occasions, massive numbers collect. Throughout Holi celebrations, such gatherings had been evident. After every efficiency, we urged individuals to train their franchise.”
The group plans to carry extra consciousness occasions, together with rallies and door-to-door campaigns, to coach individuals concerning the significance of voting, mentioned Khushbu.
Ghosi was a Bhumihar stronghold till the dominance of four-time MP and former Union minister Kalpnath Rai resulted in 1998. Since then, Chauhan and Rajbhar vote banks have grow to be important components, with jailed mafia-don and four-time MLA from Mau Sadar, Mukhtar Ansari, and his household wielding appreciable affect. Ghosi additionally witnessed the rise of one other strongman politician, Atul Rai, who spent most of his time in jail regardless of successful the seat.
“Once I met kinnars to know problems with transgenders and encourage them to register as voters, they volunteered to launch a marketing campaign to boost consciousness about voting rights.It was coincidental,” mentioned Praveen Mishra, Mau’s DM and district election officer.
Ghosi, the constituency of Atul Rai, who was jailed on rape prices shortly after successful the 2019 elections as an absconder, can also be dwelling to jailed mafia-don Mukhtar Ansari.
Mau Kinnars’ Union president Hena Qureshi defined the motivation behind their marketing campaign. “Over the previous six or seven years, we have witnessed optimistic governance. We have benefited from schemes like outdated age houses, Ayushman Bharat well being amenities and bogs. We additionally really feel safer. With govt taking good care of us, we needed to present again. When the DM appealed to us to register as voters, we expressed our want to work in direction of voter consciousness and strengthen democracy,” mentioned Qureshi.
Khushbu, Qureshi’s disciple, elaborated, “Attracting crowds is simple for us. Once we carry out dances at purchasers’ houses for celebratory occasions, massive numbers collect. Throughout Holi celebrations, such gatherings had been evident. After every efficiency, we urged individuals to train their franchise.”
The group plans to carry extra consciousness occasions, together with rallies and door-to-door campaigns, to coach individuals concerning the significance of voting, mentioned Khushbu.
Ghosi was a Bhumihar stronghold till the dominance of four-time MP and former Union minister Kalpnath Rai resulted in 1998. Since then, Chauhan and Rajbhar vote banks have grow to be important components, with jailed mafia-don and four-time MLA from Mau Sadar, Mukhtar Ansari, and his household wielding appreciable affect. Ghosi additionally witnessed the rise of one other strongman politician, Atul Rai, who spent most of his time in jail regardless of successful the seat.
