Mangaluru/Udupi, May 12: For the first time in Karnataka, all-woman polling booths have been established across the State. Called ‘Sakhi’, these pink booths are those fully managed by women officers. The entire staff, including presiding officers and security personnel of these booths are women in shades of pink dress.
Pictures of women staff dressed in pink clothing adorn the booth. The police staff here too are women. There are women medical staff too, equipped with necessary first aid material and ORS packs.
In some pink booths, voters are greeted with roses. There are 'selfie booths' too in these premises. The idea is to encourage more voters to cast their ballot without fail.
10 in Udupi, 20 in DK
A total of 10 pink booths have been set up in different parts of Udupi district. These pink booths, equipped with ramps for wheelchair, in Udupi district comprise five in Udupi Assembly Constituency, two in Karkala Assembly Constituency, and one each in Kaup, Byndoor and Kundapur Assembly constituencies.
As per the direction of the Election Commission, 20 pink polling booths have been set up in Dakshina Kannada district. Mangaluru, Mangaluru City South, Mangaluru City North constituencies have five such booths each.
The pink booths made its debut in Punjab Assembly polls and is being followed since then.
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