UP Polls: Red roses for women casting vote in Baraut
Election Commission of India (ECI) has asked its officials deployed at polling booths here to give a red rose to all the female voters.
Baraut: In a unique attempt to appreciate women coming out to cast their vote, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has asked its officials deployed at polling booths here to give a red rose to all the female voters.
"This is for the first time that we have got a rose," said one of the women voters.
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The most populous state of the country will today vote for 839 candidates at 26,823 polling stations. (ANI)