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“The slum voters are easily accessible,” he added.In the 2009 elections (parliamentary and assembly), the city recorded a meagre 36 per cent polling. 47, a slum-dominated ward.The BJP is also making efforts to garner slum votes. “Given the low polling percentage, the party that gets the support of the slums can make a big difference. He also said the slum population was easily attracted to the promises of the candidates. “The Ujjwala scheme and BJD’s failure to rehabilitate the slum-dwellers will go in our favour,” he said..