Voting awareness drive: Chief Electoral Officer’s jig goes viral on social media
Trivandrum / April 6, 2026
Thiruvananthapuram, April 06: In a novel initiative to motivate young voters to come out and vote for the April 9 assembly elections in Kerala, a lively dance video featuring Chief Electoral Officer of Kerala Shri Rathan U Kelkar, IAS, has gone viral on social media.
Chief Election Commissioner of India Shri Gyanesh Kumar had launched the video song at Kochi earlier.
The one-minute and thirty-three second video shows Shri Kelkar dancing on the seashore with top officials involved in the conduct of elections including District Collector of Thiruvananthapuram Ms Anu Kumari, IAS, and Assistant Collector Dr. Sivasakthivel, IAS.
Shri Sarin SS, KAS; Under Secretary, Election Department, and BLO Sathyabhama, Anagha Sajikumar, Manasa R B, Devika Anil, Deepa L, Aneesh M S, Abhijith, and Ashwin joined the beach-side dance, enlivened by rhythmic orchestra.
The lyrics in the video song go like “This is your vote and our state needs your vote…..one goal can change the game and one vote can alter the fate……”
Video link: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1BcXoe6Ky1/
As part of enhancing voters’ participation, the Election Commission of India has launched a slew of programmes and riveting campaigns across Kerala.
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