National Voters Day 2024: National Voters Day is celebrated on 25 January to encourage the youth to participate in the vote in the electoral process. Know about the National Voters Day history, significance, quotes, theme, and why is it celebrated.
Atmosphere of fear must be overcome to empower voters, says Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar
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Last Updated: Jan 25, 2021, 05:22 PM IST
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On Sunday, Dhankhar had urged people to take a pledge on Republic Day to ensure free and fair elections in the state.
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KOLKATA: West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday called for making all efforts to empower voters, ensure their safety and do away with an atmosphere of fear. Maintaining that the state can flourish only when democracy blossoms, Dhankhar said in a message on the National Voters Day that absence of political neutrality would be culpable, leading to consequences.
LG Manoj Sinha leads National Voters Day celebrations in Jammu and Kashmir
LG Manoj Sinha leads National Voters Day celebrations in Jammu and Kashmir ANI | Updated: Jan 26, 2021 20:25 IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], January 26 (ANI): Lieutenant Governor (LG) of Jammu and KashmirManoj Sinha lead the National Voters Day celebration in the Union Territory on Monday.
During his address, the LG laid emphasis on the importance of exercising the Right to Vote as well as increased use of communication technology to make the electoral process more participative . Celebration of the Voters Day is a reminder to all eligible voters about their responsibility to participate in the electoral process, thereby strengthening the democratic framework, said Sinha.
National Voters Day: Why India marks this occasion on January 25
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Last Updated: Jan 25, 2021, 02:22 PM IST
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The National Voters Day ceremony is aimed at increasing voter enrolment, with special focus on new voters. The celebrations include felicitating new voters and handing them their Elector Photo Identity Cards.
Raising voter awareness is one of the key focus areas of this special occasion.
India celebrates National Voters Day on January 25 every year to mark the foundation day of the Election Commission of India.
The Election Commission was founded in 1950 on this day. The occasion was first celebrated in 2011.
President Ram Nath Kovind virtually addressed the celebrations today. During the event, the President conferred the National Awards for the year 2020-21. He also launched the Election Commission s Web Radio: Hello Voters - an online digital radio service.
West Bengal Governor asks CM Mamata Banerjee to empower voters, eliminate atmosphere of fear ANI | Updated: Jan 25, 2021 15:37 IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], January 25 (ANI): On the 11th National Voters Day, West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday asked West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to empower and inform voters, ensure their safety and eliminate an atmosphere of fear. Make all efforts #NationalVotersDay to make Voters Empowered, Vigilant, Safe and Informed
@MamataOfficial. Atmosphere of fear for voter-the supreme stakeholder, must be overcome, Dhankhar tweeted on Monday.
Further warning the state government machinery including the police, against political bias, Dhankhar in his tweet said, Absence of political neutrality @WBPolice @HomeBengal would be culpable leading to consequences.