Udalguri, April 6 -- In a bid to encourage the voters to turn in large numbers and exercise their franchise in the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls, the Udalguri district administration unveiled the election mascot of the district - "Udal" a Hispid Hare, an endangered animal, which is on the verge of extinction for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections for the Darrang-Udalguri Lok Sabha seat at the district commissioner's office in Udalguri on Thursday.

The mascot donning traditional Bodo attire and a Bihuwan on its neck representing the diverse traditional heritage was unveiled by Udalguri District Commissioner and DEO, Javir Rahul Suresh under the Systematic Voters Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) project, in the Udalguri election d...