Guv Kalraj Mishra urges state poll bodies to work towards increasing voting percentage

Jaipur, Jun 5 (PTI) Rajasthan Governor Kalraj Mishra on Monday said state election commissions play an effective role in strengthening the faith of common people in democracy and democratic institutions.

Addressing a conference on the 'Role of State Election Commissions in a Strong Democracy' held in Mount Abu, he also stressed the need to ensure the maximum participation of citizens in the election process.

Mishra suggested participants of the conference discuss measures to bring down election expenditure and hoped that state election commissions would share innovations and experiences so that effective work can be done to strengthen democracy up to the panchayat level, according to a statement.