Office of the Chief Electoral Officer is conducting voters’ awareness and education campaign (SVEEP) to ensure increase in poll percentage in the ensuing State Assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh.
Under the campaign, mobile users of Vodafone, Tata Docomo, Reliance, Idea, BSNl, Videocon, Airtel and Aircell will receive voters’ awareness messages through caller tunes. These will include mainly “Kuchh Kariye Na Kariye…Apna Vote Zaroor Daaliye”, “Jan Jan Ki Yahi Pukaar…Vote Daalo Abki Baar”, Matdaan Aapka Haq Hai…Aur Zimmedaari Bhi, Aapla Ek Vote Bhi Aham Hai…Vote Zaroor Karen” and “Saare Kaam Chhod Do…Sabse Pehle Vote Do”.
Voting for Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha elections will be held on November 25 from 8 am to 5 pm. In three constituencies of Balaghat district including No. 108 Baihar, 109-lanji and 110-Parawara, polling will be held from 7 am to 3 pm.
None of the aboveDesign of “None of the Above” (NOTA) option going to be used for the first time has been finalised by the Election Commission of India.
NOTA will be written with pink colour with black background in capital letters of English. Since ballot papers are of pink colour in Vidhan Sabha elections, NOTA will also be written with pink colour in capital letters.
In lok Sabha elections where ballot papers are of white colour, NOTA word will be written in capital letters of English with white colour.
NOTA will be displayed in the last panel after “None of the Above”. NOTA will be displayed in the uniform pattern on ballot papers printed in all languages but the words “None of the Above” will be printed in the same languages in which ballot papers are printed.
If ballot papers are printed in more than one language, they will carry translation of “None of the Above” on them in all those languages but NOTA will be displayed in a uniform pattern with all linguistic forms.