Patna, Nov 19 (IANS) Muzaffarpur district of Bihar has officially entered the India Book of Records for successfully organising a historic Mega SVEEP (Systematic Votersâ Education and Electoral Participation) event.
The announcement was made by District Magistrate Subrata Kumar Sen during a press conference at the Collectorate auditorium on Wednesday.
DM Sen said that on November 3, an unprecedented 21.60 lakh citizens took a simultaneous oath of democratic participation at 14,138 locations across the district.
âThis achievement has been included in the India Book of Records,â he said.
Following the confirmation, adjudicator Narvijay Yadav notified the district administration about the recognition.
The District Magistrate also presented certificates to all officials involved in

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