Election Department,Chandigarh Administration Celebrate the State Level function on National Voters’ Day

By 121 News Reporter

Chandigarh 25^th January:-- Election Department, U.T., Chandigarh celebrated the State Level function on National Voters' Day today at Govt. College for Girls, Sector-11, Chandigarh. The National Voters' Day was celebrated also at all the polling stations in Union Territory, Chandigarh. Home Secretary, Chandigarh Administration Anil Kumar, was the Chief Guest on the State Level Function. Additional Chief Electoral Officer, Joint Chief Electoral Officer and all the Assistant Electoral Registration Officers of Chandigarh Parliamentary Constituency were also present at the State Level National Voters' Day function. During the National Voters' Day function, Student of the Govt. College of Girls performed the cultural programme.

On this function, the public and the officers present also took the Pledge for the faith in Democracy and to vote in every election fearlessly and without being influenced by considerations of religion, race, caste, community, language or any inducement. Chief Electoral officer also stated that for all the eligible voters, who have attained the age of 18 years as on 1st January, 2014, a campaign was carried out from 1st October to 30thNovember, 2013 in Chandigarh to identify the eligible voters.  Best efforts have been made by the Election Department to enroll all the eligible electors who have attained the age of 18 years and a total of 5,80,700 electors have been enrolled in the Electoral Rolls of Chandigarh Parliamentary Constituency which has been published on 06-01-2014. The enrolment of voters in the electoral rolls is 82.06% against the eligible projected voters of Chandigarh Parliamentary Constituency.

The Chief Guest Home Secretary, Anil Kumar facilitated the young electors by distributing the newly prepared Electors Photo Identity Cards in new form and also congratulated all citizens, especially the newly enrolled voters, on this historic occasion of the 4th National Voters' Day. The National Voter's Day is dedicated to the Constitutional Rights bestowed on every citizen of India by the founder fathers of the Nation, who granted the right of adult suffrage to every Indian citizen, irrespective of religion, race, caste, community, language, region or socio-economic considerations.

Addl. Chief Electoral Officer-cum-Deputy Commissioner, U.T., Chandigarh M. Shayin, also highlighted the importance of a single vote in his speech and thanked the Chief Guest and all participants on National Voters' Day.