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Madikeri, Jan. 25: Deputy Commissioner and District Election Officer S.J. Somashekhar called for every young voter who has completed 18 years of age to be able to vote without fail during the elections by obtaining an electoral identity card.
He spoke while presiding over the National Voters' Day program organized by the Election Commission of India and the district administration on Sunday at the city's District Collector's Office Hall.
In a democracy, we call elections a festival. In that direction, all those eligible should vote without fail during the democratic election festival.
We should focus on strengthening the democratic nation without hesitation for any reason. The Election Commission has brought many reforms in conducting elections impartially, and more awareness is being created about the importance of voting through the SWEEP program. There is an opportunity to add, remove or transfer names to the voter list as per Form 6, 7 and 8, respectively, and this should be used by the eligible people, said S.J. Somashekhar said.
The Election Commission of India has formulated several programs to increase voting, in which the District Collector requested the youth to join hands in increasing the percentage of voting by exercising their right to vote.
First Additional District and Sessions Judge G. Surendra, while inaugurating the National Voters' Day, said that India is the largest democratic constitutional country in the world. The country has more than 65 percent young voters, and young people should actively participate in voting without fail.
In recent years, young people have been giving more emphasis on IPL sports and going on trips on polling day. He said that everyone should consider whether this can save democracy.
District Superintendent of Police Bindumani said that it was a kind of thrill when he got his voter ID card for the first time after completing 18 years.
(From the first page) Everyone should be made to understand the value of voting in a democracy. One should be careful while voting. He said that voting without being influenced by anyone is the responsibility of all eligible voters.
There should be more voting even in the villages. He called for participating in the voting happily and working hard to increase the percentage of voting in the district. Deputy Divisional Officer Nitin Chakki administered the voter's oath and spoke.
On this occasion, dignitaries distributed electoral identity cards to new voters who have completed 18 years of age.
On the occasion of National Voters' Day, award certificates were distributed to the winners of various competitions organized at the taluk and district levels for high school, pre-university and graduate students.
Booth-level officers who performed well in the two assembly constituencies of the district were honored. Kits were also distributed.
Tahsildar R. Sridhar, Education Officer of the School Education Department Sharmila, Administrative Assistant of the Legal Services Authority Jayappa, Shirastedars Madhukar, Mahesh, Chandrashekhar, Anil Kumar and others were present.
Bhagamandala Sri Kaveri Pre-University College Principal K.J. Diwakar narrated the program, students of St. Joseph's School sang the National Anthem and the National Anthem, and Bindu, the subject inspector of the School Education Department, delivered the vote of thanks.
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