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jin88bet.oneBak168app.babyihar’s Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) H.R. Srinivasa has said that the low voter turnout in the state remains the biggest challenge for him and he is proactively making efforts to increase the same.
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Srinivasa further said that eligible people who haven’t yet registered in the electoral roll are being encouic88raged to enrol in the voter list.
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