Young voters formed a 75 feet by 120 feet human logo, the size of a football field, depicting the campaign logo of Meghalaya government to enroll new voters, an official said today.
"Young voters numbering 2,800 between the age group of 18 and 19 years got together to form a 75 ft x 120 ft size human logo at J N Stadium here on Saturday last as part of state-wide drive to enroll new voters," Chief Electoral Officer F Kharkongor told PTI.
He said the young citizens braved the rain to complete the human logo of the state's 'Mission Unite - You n I'.
The CEO said the election department will soon submit the documentation required to the the Limca Book of Records for information and necessary accord of the successful formation of the human logo by the new voters.
"We expect to be able to send the video recording by July 8 and we are optimistic that our efforts will be recorded in the Book of Records," he said.
The state's enrolment of new voters aims at enrolling over 69,000 young voters between the age group of 18 to 21.
About 74,000 such voters between the age group of 18-19 years have been enrolled and the special enrolment campaign will end July 31, he said.
According to the state's election department, the current number of enrolled voters is over 17,19,000 in a state with a population of about three million people.
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