In a bid to boost the flagging response towards the voter registration drive in the city, the District Election Commission yesterday invited city-based Ganesh mandals and dhol-tasha groups to register and also as a means to attract the public and create awareness among the masses.

The registration drive began on October 1 and is to conclude on October 31. So far, 43,000 registration forms have been distributed and yesterday, around 25 heads of mandals and dhol-tasha groups turned up and 1,500 registration forms were given out. These forms are expected to be submitted before the October 31 deadline.