Lok Sabha elections 2024 are being celebrated as the grand festival of democracy. Awareness campaigns are also going on at various levels regarding this. Everyone has equal rights in elections, we all have to contribute to it and also inspire people around us towards it. With the aim of increasing voter participation in the Lok Sabha elections 2024, all the school/college children of the state, influencers, celebrities and everyone must participate in the #MainBhiElectionAmbassador social media campaign from 6 pm to 8 pm on May 7.
Meanwhile, every citizen must upload digital content of their work on social media to make voters aware about voting and celebrate the grand festival of elections in an enthusiastic manner, said Chief Electoral Officer, Jharkhand, K. Ravi Kumar in a meeting held at the Election House through Google Meet with the principals of all CBSE and ICSE schools of the state.
He said that the children of schools and colleges participated enthusiastically in the SVEEP program to tell the importance of voting among the voters. They are playing an important role in the elections as our future and first time voters. Many activities related to SVEEP are being conducted by children in schools and colleges. These children have worked to spread awareness among their parents and nearby voters through many interesting and entertaining activities like quiz competition, poster making, slogan, letter writing etc. He said that in the social media campaign to be held on May 7, the school management should upload the digital content of all these activities on their social media handles with the hashtag #MainBhiElectionAmbassador. Also, tag the social media accounts of the Chief Electoral Officer Jharkhand and the Election Commission of India.
Chief Electoral Officer K. Ravi Kumar said that it is the priority of the Election Commission to motivate voters to participate in the voting by telling them the importance of elections. Along with this, making voters aware of ethical voting is also an important task. By connecting school children with programs like 'Main Bhi Election Ambassador', we will be able to prepare them as an aware voter of democracy. Along with this, we will also be able to ensure their participation in future elections.
In the meeting held through online medium, Additional Chief Electoral Officer Dr. Neha Arora, Joint Chief Electoral Officer Subodh Kumar, Assistant Chief Electoral Officer Dev Das Dutta, Deputy Electoral Officer Sanjay Kumar from Election House along with the Principals of all CBSE and ICSE schools of the state were present.
