Vote 4 me: Candidates start SMS campaign

Political parties have hit a hi-tech campaign in the December 1st assembly election in Delhi seeking votes through SMS and e-mail, reports Sify News.

"The mobile phone has come handy for candidates to reach executives, managers, bureaucrats, homemakers and senior citizens at a personal level.

''Seeking vote through an SMS is like paying a visit as today the cell phone has almost become a part of one's body,'' says Delhi Congress' campaign committee chairman Vishwa Bandhu Gupta".

Some innovative ideas on how out to campaign by SMS:

-- A party symbol 'hand' as a screen saver in a mobile phone in a last-minute effort to get the voter's attention.

-- The photo of a candidate can also accompany a 'vote for me' plea, with MMS.

emily | 10:23 AM | SMS and Politics |
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