Students of Delhi govt schools do their bit to make voting a joyous experience for one and all

Press Trust of India  |  New Delhi 

For students of Delhi schools, it was a Sunday well spent at polling booths in the national capital where they volunteered to help disabled and elderly voters to cast their

From giving flowers to first-time voters and candies to children accompanying their parents to rushing wheelchairs for the disabled voters, the student volunteers were on their toes to make a happy experience for one and all.

"We can't vote right now but we are very happy to be part of the electoral process. I have been helping disabled people and centenarians," said Shanita Chaudhary, a class 8 student, who was volunteering at a school in Chandni Chowk's area.

Dishita Rajput, another student volunteer, said, "I am too excited about this. I got to see who had come to vote here. We cannot go inside where votes are being cast but we can be around the polling booth. If somebody needs any help, we are here".

Similar excitement was shared by Chaudhary, another class 8 student, at a polling booth in town.

"If anybody wants to check their names in the voter list before getting inside, I have been helping them out. Fulfilling any requests for wheelchair and facilitating early entry of pregnant women are part of my duties," he said.

Polling in seven Lok Sabha constituencies in the national capital was held on Sunday.

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First Published: Sun, May 12 2019. 19:16 IST