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Sushil Kumar, Yogeshwar Dutt to take part in EC awareness run

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Olympic medallists Sushil Kumar and Yogeshwar Dutt will take part in a run tomorrow organised by election officials as part of efforts to ensure an increase in the voter turnout for the upcoming Delhi Assembly polls.

Chief Electoral Officer Vijay Dev will also be among those taking part in the marathon which is scheduled for kick-off at 7 A.M. Tomorrow from District Park (Chitragupta Park), Prashant Vihar. The run will end at Japanese Park in Rohini.

The aim is to create an awareness among the people about their voting rights and also to motivate them to come out and vote.
 

The Delhi Electoral Office is also planning to rope in Bollywood celebrities for the awareness campaign to encourage voting. Sources said that actors Parineeti Chopra and Soha Ali Khan were being approached to spearhead the campaign.

Two-time Olympic medallist Kumar won the gold in the 66kg freestyle category at the 2010 World Wrestling Championships.

Dutt won the bronze at the 2012 London Olympics in the 60kg freestyle.

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First Published: Oct 19 2013 | 8:41 PM IST

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