Thiruvananthapuram: The Thiruvananthapuram Vikasana Munnettam (TVM), the party floated by pro-development organisations in the city to contest in the upcoming city corporation election, is going all out to woo the ‘non-resident Trivandrumites’ to increase their prospects in the election. They have established a call centre to guide their supporters to enrol in the voters’ list.
This initiative comes when the deadline set by the State Election Commission for enrolling one’s name or making corrections in the voters’ list is about to end on Saturday.
The service of the volunteers of the call centre can be availed at these numbers, 846168099, 7558808831 and 9645602666.
Speaking to TOI, former CEO of Technopark G Vijayaraghavan, who has been actively advocating for development projects that could change the face of the city, said that their aim is to ensure maximum participation in the upcoming elections.
“Those who work outside the city, especially in bigger cities, are the ones who wish to see the city developed the most. And this year we have an opportunity to make their opinion count as many of them are in the city due to work-from-home policy,” Vijayaraghavan said adding that TVM did not wish to miss out on the support of those who shared the same ‘development agenda’ for the city. People may have various doubts while enrolling in the voters list via online and the TVM volunteers are here to offer guidance to them by clearing their doubts.
TVM was floated by a confederation of various city-based pro-development organisations, including Trivandrum Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Awake Trivandrum, FRAT, IMA and Janapaksham to contest in the upcoming city corporation election due to the “continuous apathy” of the various official political parties towards the development needs of the capital city.