Wednesday, January 25, 2012

 

25th Jan - National Voters' Day...

Government of India has decided to celebrate January 25th every year as "National Voters' Day", in order to encourage more young voters to take part in the political process.

As part of the Voters' Day celebrations, new voters of 18 years and more will be enrolled in all the polling station areas in the country. They will be handed over the Electoral Photo Identity Card (EPIC) at felicitations to be organised in the polling station areas. A badge, with a logo and slogan "Proud to be a voter - Ready to vote," will also be given to the new voters, the release added. In 1988, the constitution was amended to lower the voting age from 21 years to 18 years.

It is aimed to provide the unrepresented youth of the country an opportunity to give vent to their feelings and help them become a part of the political process. It has been noticed that the new voters, of 18 years and just above, are not getting enrolled in the electoral rolls in a big way year after year and in certain cases, the level of their enrollment is as low as 20 to 25 percent. In this context, the Election Commission has decided to take up a vigorous exercise to identify all eligible voters attaining the age of 18 years on Jan 1st every year, in all the 8.5 lakh polling station areas of the country.

Such eligible voters would be enrolled on time and handed over their Electoral Photo Identity Card (EPIC) on 25th January every year and this initiative is expected to give the youth a sense of responsible citizenship, empowerment, pride and participation, and inspire them to exercise their newly acquired franchise, when occasion arises.

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