The Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India has appointed 17 Central awareness observers to monitor voter education facilities and media-related issues.
All these observers are currently touring in their respected districts and they are also inspecting voter assistance centres, voter facilitation centres and common service centres.
The Commission has appointed Arimardan Singh as awareness observer for Sheopur, Morena and Shivpuri, Ashish Goyal Ratlam, Mandsaur and Neemuch and B Narayan Tikamgarh, Sagar and Chhatarpur district. Similarly, DM Kakadiya has been deployed as observer for Hoshangabad, Sehore and Dewas, l Madhunag Panna, Satna and Damoh, M Nagendra Swami Mandla, Balaghat and Seoni, Mugdam Prakash Bhupal Khandwa, Burhanpur and Khandwa, Mattu JP Singh Katni, Jabalpur and Umaria, Manisha Verma Bhopal, Raisen and Vidisha, Pallavi Chenoy Khargone, Barwani and Indore, Nitin Wakankar Shahdol, Dindori and Anuppur, Prashant Patharwe Narsinghpur, Chhindwara and Betul, RK Jha Jhabua, Dhar and Alirajpur, Ranjan Dev Sharma Bhind, Gwlior and Datia, Ratan Prakash Guna, Ashok Nagar and Rajgarh, SK Malviya Rewa, Sidhi and Singrauli and V Ramakrishna Ujjain Agar-Malwa and Shajapur districts.
Collectors in all districts have appointed as nodal officers to assist in the work of awareness observers. Awareness observers will seek information regarding activities and works being undertaken for voters’ awareness in districts. Awareness observers will also seek information regarding district level media cell. They will also review basic amenities to be provided to voters at polling booths and distribution of polling slips.
Exhibition
CEC of India VS Sampath visited a photo exhibition focusing on SVEEP activities at the office of the Chief Electoral officer here on Monday. Election Commissioners HS Brahma and Naseem Zaidi, Deputy Election Commissioner Sudhir Tripathi, Directors General PK Dash and Akshay Raut and Madhya Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer Jaideep Govind were also present on the occasion.
At the exhibition, information about voters’ awareness campaign in district under Systematic Voters’ Electoral and Education Participation (SVEEP) was given through photographs. It contained pictures showing large-scale participation like rallies, debate competition, oath-taking functions, essays, Rangoli, mehandi and other competitions. The commission lauded the exhibition. After the commission, officers from divisions and districts also went round the exhibition. About 75 attractive pictures were displayed at the exhibition.