Aiming awareness on electoral participation and ethical voting among the state’s young voters, Punjab Chief Electoral Officer Dr S Karna Raju prepared a plan to conduct interactive session at Universities in the State, in the recent past.
Dr Raju has already interacted with the students of Journalism and Mass Communication Department of Chandigarh’s Panjab University, and Kapurthala’s Lovely Professional University.
Underlining that the students can play a very effective role to strengthen the electoral processes, the CEO has decided to interact with young voters pursuing studies at the University level. He will hold discussion on Voter Registration, Electoral Participation, Ethical Voting and establishment of Electoral Literacy Clubs (ELC) in the Universities, said the spokesperson.
Spokesperson said that the Election Commission of India works on the premise of “No Voter to be left behind” and is committed to inclusion of all categories of voters in the electoral process.
In line with this, the awareness program by Punjab CEO will further the desired objective of universal adult suffrage as per constitutional mandate. “The Commission is committed to building an equal access framework for Persons with Disability (PwDs) so attempts will be made to enhance elector confidence among them to improve their electoral participation,” said the spokesperson.
During the interactive sessions at campus level, the demonstration on functioning of EVMs and VVPAT to the young voters would also be held.
The interactive sessions with students at the university campus level would be undertaken at Punjabi University, Patiala, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar (GNDU), Maharaja Ranjit Singh Punjab Technical University, Bathinda, DAV University, Jalandhar, Desh Bhagat University, Mandi Gobindgarh, Chandigarh University, Gharuan, Chitkara University, Chandigarh, Rayat-Bahra University, Kharar, RIMT University, Mandi Gobindgarh, Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala, Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology (SLIET), Sangrur, and other educational institution in the State.