VIDEO: The most important things to know about registration and voting

by April 17, 2019 Governance
In the second video of the series, Factly.in explains and simplifies the most important election procedures: voter registration and voting.

This election season, Factly.in has put together a series of videos that seeks to deconstruct various aspects of the massive democratic exercise to make every citizen aware of its history, processes, rules and other relevant information.

The second episode breaks down the most important election procedures of voter registration and voting. This is no rocket science and yet it may seem confusing.

[This video series is produced by Factly as a part of the YouTube GNI Innovation Funding and has been republished here with permission.]

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Rakesh Dubbudu is the founder of Factly. He has been working on issues related to Right to Information (RTI) for a decade. He is a data/information enthusiast & passionate about governance/policy issues.
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