9th National Voters Day
– January 25th 2019
National Voters Day is
celebrated on January 25 of every year. National Voters Day marks the
foundation of the Election Commission of India which established on 25th
January 1950. Voters Day is observed every year to improve the enrolment of
young voters and to increase awareness about the active participation in the
electoral process.
Here's all you need to know about the National Voters' Day:
1. Every year, the State Government
issues necessary instructions to educational institutions to observe National
Voters' Day.
2. The schools work at instilling
democratic values into students in the form of debates, quizzes and
declamations.
3. The Constitution (Sixty First
Amendment) Act, 1988 had lowered the threshold voting age from 21 years to 18
years.
4. It was observed that the youth who
had recently attained the voting age of 18 were showing less or no interest in
getting enrolled in the electoral rolls. The enrolment level was as low as 20
per cent.
5. While organising an election is a
daunting task for the committee, they prioritize the generation of a clean
voter's list free from errors of duplicity and disqualification.
6. In 2009, the Election Commission
planned a program to enhance the voter's turnout, which came to be called SVEEP
(Systematic Voters Education and Electoral Participation). The Commission
subsequently coined two slogans that define the essence of SVEEP: 'Inclusive
and Qualitative Participation' and 'No voter to be left behind'.
7. The idea of SVEEP is to offer custom
made solutions based on the outcome of the investigation of gaps in registering
and voting that put off voters' participation.
The National Voters' Day
is a momentous initiative taken by the Election Commission to sensitise future
voters by infusing them with democratic values and encouraging young voters to
have a decisive say in the democratic process.
National Voters’ Day 2019
9th National Voters’
Day will be
celebrated across the country today for enhanced participation of citizens in
the electoral process.
The National Awards for
the Best Electoral Practices will be conferred on Officers for their
outstanding performance in the conduct of elections.
President Ram Nath Kovind
will be the Chief Guest at the main function being organized by Election
Commission in New Delhi.
Chief Election Commissioner of India: Sunil Arora
Themes of National Voters Day
2011 – “Greater Participation for a
Stronger Democracy.”
2013 – “Inclusion.”
2015 – “Easy Registration, Easy
Correction.”
2016 – “Inclusive and qualitative
participation.”
2017 – “Empowering Young and Future
Voters.”
2018 – “Assessable Elections.”
2019 – “No Voter to be left behind.”
