Indian cricketer Shubman Gill has been named as Punjab's 'state icon' for the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections.

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Indian cricketer Shubman Gill has been named as Punjab's 'state icon' for the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections. Chief Electoral Officer Sibin C said cricketer and Punjab resident Shubman Gill would assist in ensuring polling of over 70 percent votes in the General Election. The star cricketer will be bestowed the responsibility of engaging in awareness campaigns to increase the voter percentage in the state. Gill's popularity has grown multi-fold over the IPL 2023 and ODI World Cup 2023.


      During the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Punjab registered a voting turnout of 65.96 percent across its 13 constituencies.

     

     

 

     


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