Paralympic high jumper Girish Gowda appointed as Karnataka Lok Sabha Elections Ambassador

Mar 27, 2019

Bengaluru (Karnataka), Mar 21 (ANI): Paralympic high jumper Girish N Gowda has been appointed as Karnataka Lok Sabha Elections 2019 Ambassador. Speaking to ANI, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Karnataka Sanjiv Kumar said, “This year till February 28 we mapped 4,03,907 Persons with Disabilities and are arranging whatever they require for assistance. We have arranged 35,739 wheelchairs, over 52,000 magnifying glasses, over 2213 sign language interpreters and over 31000 assistants.” “Sturdy ramps are being arranged in all 58,180 booths and we are ensuring that they are all on ground floors. There will be special queue for Persons with Disabilities and assistance of all kinds will be provided,” he added.