Janaagraha’s ‘Jaagte Raho!’ is a programme that addresses issues of voting. From registration, preparation of voter ID card, correcting errors in details, addition of names to the electoral rolls to casting an informed vote, the programme seeks to improve processes in electoral system.

To make citizens part of the solution, Jaagte Raho! has introduced the concept of Area Voter Mitra (AVM) – a network of trained and well-informed citizens who are willing to mobilize their neighbourhoods to vote and exercise their right to good governance. Read more »

A take on how Jaagte Raho! campaign fared at the Bangalore municipal elections that were held on 28th March 2010, and where do we go from here. Read more »

The first Know Your Candidate event was conducted at KG Halli on March 21st. Jaagte Raho! team member Asim shares his experience on the event. Read more »

As important as it is to vote, Janaagraha firmly believes in the power of an informed vote. Working towards this goal, Janaagraha's Jaagte Raho! campaign is conducting Know Your Candidate events across the city in focussed wards with the help of Area Voter Mitras and Resident Welfare Associations.

Date: March 21, Sunday

Ward 30- Kadugondanahalli
Venue: Roshni PU College, Pillana Garden.
Time: 4.30 pm onwards Read more »

Club Speak: “Charity begins at home…”

 A club member of St Joseph’s College of Commerce talks about how the club changed her outlook to life. Read more »

"The first step to change has to be the awareness"... Read more »

To begin with, Asim and I are not residents of Malleswaram (MVM), so to mobilize residents of MVM to attend an awareness drive on Jaagte Raho was challenging.

Our general observation was that all the residents of MVM were emotionally attached to the locality and hence were highly active in various social forums that focused on issues like Solid Waste Management, drinking water, roads and cleaning up the voter's list. This made our task alot easier than we had expected.

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TRAINING - AVM WEEKEND SESSIONS (FEB, MARCH)

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Event: Biocon and Padmashree to launch a Jaagte Raho! club!

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I’ve lived in Domlur Layout for the past 18 years without knowing who my next door neighbour is - until I signed up to become an Area Voter Mitra.  The month-long voter registration drive that my team and I ran in Ward No. 112, polling booth No. 19 ended today when I handed over my bounty - 190 registration forms for inclusion, correction, deletion, and transposition - to the Assistant Electoral Registration Officer, Ms N Sudha of Ward 112. Read more »