Ranchi, December 12: Team India Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s appeals to the electorate in Jharkhand has helped in increasing the poll percentage, feels the Election Commission.
A 20-second video capsule of the Election Commission shows “the man with the golden touch” playing a series of square cuts before appealing to the people to exercise their franchise in the ongoing five-phase assembly elections.
“We had devised several plans before the polls to encourage the people to cast their votes. The plan to rope in Dhoni has had a great impact and has paid off,” Joint Chief Electoral Officer of Jharkhand A K Sinha told here today.
“Dhoni is the icon of Jharkhand. We tied up with him as we expected his appeal will draw the people. We are happy that voting percentage has increased with every phase,” Deputy Commissioner K K Soan, the person behind the idea, said.
–Agencies