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Time of India
5 days ago
- General
- Time of India
SVEEP campaign kicks off to promote voter registration
Patna: State's chief electoral officer, Vinod Singh Gunjiyal, appealed to the young voters and eligible citizens, who have completed 18 years, to get their names registered in the voter list and become active participants in the electoral process. They can do so by using the Voter Helpline App, Voter Portal, or contact their BLO (booth level officer). He was inaugurating a three-day SVEEP (systematic voters' education and electoral participation) special campaign, "Vote for earth, vote for democracy," on Tuesday organised on the occasion of World Bicycle Day. "Voting is the soul of democracy, and the environment is its future," he said. The cycle rally witnessed enthusiastic participation from a large number of youth, women, school and college students, cycling club volunteers, police personnel from police headquarters, govt employees, and representatives from various organisations. The rally's primary objective was to encourage young people, especially new voters who have completed 18 years of age, and women voters, to register in the electoral roll. Simultaneously, it promoted cycling as a means of environmental conservation. The themes of the three-day programme include "ride bicycle, increase voting' on the first day where voter cycle rallies were organised in districts, schools, colleges, and govt offices. The theme for the second day is "Voter dialogue—message of voting" where special sessions of Electoral Literacy Clubs will be held in schools and colleges, along with audio messages in villages and towns, social media live sessions, competitions, mehendi, rangoli, reel making, videography, EVM and VVPAT demos and voter pledge and "Environmental Voter" resolution. The theme for the last day is "Promise of greenery, intent of democracy", in which a voter tree plantation drive, street plays, songs, and awareness programmes will be conducted.
India.com
16-05-2025
- Politics
- India.com
Election Commissioner Vivek Joshi reviews Bihar poll preparations in Patna
As Bihar gears up for the Assembly elections later this year, Election Commissioner Dr Vivek Joshi is on a four-day official visit to the state, which began on May 15, to review poll preparations. A high-level review meeting was held in Patna under Dr Joshi's chairmanship on Friday. The meeting was attended by Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Bihar Vinod Singh Gunjiyal, State Police Nodal Officer Kundan Krishnan, Inspector General of Police (Patna), the District Magistrate and SSP of Patna, Additional Secretary of the Election Department, and other senior officials. The focus of the meeting was to review election preparedness, ensuring peaceful and fair polling, and strengthening coordination among different arms of the election machinery. Dr Joshi, who was received in Patna by CEO Vinod Singh Gunjiyal, is overseeing key aspects of the election process, including security arrangements, voter facilitation at polling stations, First Level Checking (FLC) of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), and training programmes for polling officials. Field visits at the district level are also part of his itinerary. As part of his tour, Dr Joshi will travel to Motihari (East Champaran) and Bettiah (West Champaran) to inspect EVM FLC processes and interact with District Magistrates, Superintendents of Police, Electoral Registration Officers (EROs), and Booth Level Officers (BLOs). He will also assess the readiness of polling stations and voter service centres. The Election Commission, in collaboration with the India International Institute of Democracy and Election Management -- its premier training wing -- is conducting division-wise training programmes across Bihar. These sessions aim to enhance the efficiency of polling staff and ensure that booth-level agents of political parties are well-informed about electoral procedures. Currently, the FLC of EVMs is underway in 13 districts of Bihar. The Election Commission aims to complete the exercise with full transparency and technical precision. Dr Joshi's visit underlines the Election Commission of India's commitment to ensuring that the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections are free, fair, inclusive, technologically robust, and devoid of any malpractice or violence.
