MY Bharat's Know Your Vote campaign reaches 11,000 young people in a single day of dialogues

31 October 2026

The Department of Youth Affairs has reported the latest numbers from Viksit Bharat Yuva Samvad: Know Your Vote, a campaign run by MY Bharat to teach young people how voting and electoral rolls work. In one day 62 programmes were held in 62 colleges and institutions across 16 States and Union Territories, drawing more than 11,000 participants. The campaign runs from 26 October to 5 November 2026 and aims to cover 500 universities, colleges and institutions across the country. Counting all the dialogues so far, 158 Yuva Samvad events have been held in 28 States and Union Territories, with about 32,000 young people and 158 Yuva Aadarsh, or youth icons, taking part. MY Bharat, short for Mera Yuva Bharat, is the Union government's platform for youth participation and works under the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.