Ace TT player Manika Batra to attend National Voters' Day event in Delhi on Jan 25

Ace table tennis player and Commonwealth medallist Manika Batra will participate in a programme here on January 25 to raise awareness on voting ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, officials said.

Batra has been chosen as an ambassador by the office of the Delhi chief electoral officer (CEO) and the event marking National Voters' Day will also see hosting of street plays and felicitation of polling officials.

"She has been chosen to spread awareness on voting in Delhi ahead of the general election and on January 25, she will attend the event hosted on the campus of the CEO office," a senior official told PTI.

He said, a proposal has been sent to cricketer Rishabh Pant to have him on board as another brand ambassador for spreading awareness on voting in the capital city.

The CEO office Friday released the final electoral roll ahead of the 2019 general elections, which stands at 1,36,95,291, which is 0.87 per cent less than the total number of electors in the last electoral roll, 1,38,14,866, .