11 January,2026 05:27 PM IST | Mumbai | Aishwarya Iyer
The drive was aimed at encouraging maximum voter participation. Pic/Special Arrangement
Ahead of the Maharashtra local body elections, a group of senior citizens were on Sunday seen participating in a large-scale voter awareness campaign organised in connection with the Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) ahead of the polls.
The officials said that the drive was aimed at encouraging maximum voter participation.
The initiative was conducted by the municipal corporation's SVEEP (Systematic Voters' Education and Electoral Participation) team, under the guidance of SVEEP Coordinating Officer Sanjay Jadhav and Assistant Coordinating Officer Vijay Sarkate, who have been organising various awareness programmes across the city.
According to an official statement, as part of the campaign, the Senior Citizens Service Organisation, Kalyan, organised a grand voter awareness programme to increase polling percentages.
A large number of senior citizens, including elderly women, took part enthusiastically in the drive, it said.
A voter awareness rally was taken out covering major routes including Katemanivli Naka, Pune Link Road, D-Ward Vijay Nagar, Tisgaon Naka, Mhasoba Chowk and Kolsewadi, the statement said.
The rally concluded at Municipal School No. 15, where a formal programme was held.
During the concluding programme, Assistant SVEEP Coordinating Officer Vijay Sarkate addressed the gathering and provided guidance on the importance of voting. All participants were administered a collective voter pledge, reaffirming their commitment to exercising their democratic rights.
The rally featured public announcements through loudspeakers, voter awareness slogans and songs, which helped spread the message of electoral participation among residents along the route.
The campaign was conducted with the support of Sanjay More and members of the SVEEP team, along with office-bearers of the Senior Citizens Service Organisation, the officials said.
Those who extended support included President Kalidas Kadam, Secretary D.R. Umbarkar, Vice-President Dudhram Sahare, Balasaheb Bagul, Executive President Prakash Desai, and several other respected senior citizens, they said.
