Twitter rolls out new hashtags under Jagruk Voter campaign  

Hyderabad: With five states – Goa, Manipur, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, and Uttarakhand – gearing up for the assembly elections, micro-blogging website Twitter has launched an initiative ‘Jagruk Voter’ to give voters crucial information. The initiative helps people track the election-related conversation and find out crucial information about the electoral exercise by using hashtags. The hashtags […]

Hyderabad: With five states – Goa, Manipur, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, and Uttarakhand – gearing up for the assembly elections, micro-blogging website Twitter has launched an initiative ‘Jagruk Voter’ to give voters crucial information.

The initiative helps people track the election-related conversation and find out crucial information about the electoral exercise by using hashtags. The hashtags were launched on National Voters’ Day on Tuesday in association with the Election Commission of India (ECI).

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Some of the hashtags include, but are not limited to: #AssemblyElections2022, #StateElections2022, #AssemblyPolls2022, #UttarPradeshElections2022, #UttarakhandElections2022, #PunjabElections2022, #ManipurElections2022, #GoaElections2022.

People can take part in the conversation by using relevant hashtags – #JagrukVoter, #AssemblyElections2022, and others. They will also generate a special emoji – an index finger hovering over a list of options to vote from.

Twitter has also made available its election search prompt in four languages – English, Hindi, Punjabi, and Konkani – to keep people informed. These prompts are available on both iOS and Android mobile applications.

How to access the election-related information:

·Click on the Explore tab

·On the Search bar, enter your query with election-related hashtags and search terms

·The prompt will appear on top of the search results, displaying tabs to resources from the Election Commission of India and the State Election Commissions

·Click on either of the tabs to access the information and facts around the elections

There will be dedicated event pages, which will give information about how to register to vote, the polling process, restrictions in place due to Covid-19, and how to vote using the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs).

The platform has also launched a special Voters Education Quiz to enhance people’s knowledge about the electoral process and get acquainted with facts around the upcoming assembly elections.

Twitter is also urging netizens to familiarise themselves with the rules. If you see something that violates the Twitter rules, report it. To report, click the dropdown menu at the top of the tweet.

The elections in five states will take place in a month-long exercise. Uttar Pradesh will have the longest – seven-phase – elections beginning February 10. While Manipur will have the polling exercise in two phases, Punjab, Goa, and Uttarakhand will vote in a single phase.

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