Shimla
Electoral Registration Officer, 65 – Jubbal Kotkhai Assembly Constituency, has informed that a series of awareness activities under Chunav Pathshala and Electoral Literacy Clubs (ELCs) will be conducted at the booth level and in all Government Senior Secondary Schools( Class IX-XII), Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs), and Colleges within the constituency under SVEEP(Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral Participation) programme of Election Commission of India.
These initiatives are being organized to enhance voter awareness and participation in the electoral process, especially among first-time voters and youth .The activities aim to promote informed, inclusive, and ethical participation in elections. The booth-level nodal officers ( BLOs) have been designated to carry out and supervise Chunav Pathshala effectively at their polling stations on 1st Saturday of every month to engage the local community members through interesting activities and hands on experience to sensitise them on their electoral rights and familiarise them with the electoral process of registration and voting.
Through Chunav Pathshala ,Election Commission of India, aims at strengthening the culture of electoral participation among the voters of all age groups. ELC activities will be conducted on 3rd Saturday of every month by the Nodal Officer of the Electoral Literacy Club formed in the educational institute i.e. Govt. Senior Secondary Schools (Class IX-XII)/ITIs/Colleges etc. to engage students through interesting activities and hands-on experience to sensitize them on their electoral rights and familiarize them with the electoral process of registration and voting.
Activities, discussions, painting competitions , declamations ,games etc. are designed to stimulate and motivate students, provoking them to think and ask questions. Through ELC, Election Commission of India, aims at strengthening the culture of electoral participation among young and future voters. These programs aim to achieve increased voter turnout in the upcoming elections, awareness about the role of each vote in strengthening democracy, encouragement for youth and first-time voters to register and participate and dissemination of accurate information regarding voter registration, polling procedures, and use of EVMs/VVPATs.
All the citizens, students are requested to actively participate in Chunav Pathshala and ELC activities.
