SRINAGAR, JANUARY 16 – The District Election Officer (DEO)/ Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Dr. Bilal Mohi-Ud-Din Bhat today chaired a meeting at Meeting Hall of DC Office Complex here to review the plans and preparations for celebration of 15th National Voters’ Day-2025 to be celebrated on January 25.
Besides Deputy District Election Officer, the meeting was attended by all the Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) and AEROs of eight Assembly Constituencies of Srinagar District and all concerned District level Officers.
During the meeting, the DEO/DC discussed in detail the preparations to be made and the activities to be conducted on the occasion of 15th NVD-2025. It was decided that the celebrations will be held at various locations across the District. There will be a main District level function, besides there will also be celebratory events across various Assembly Constituencies of the District.
Highlighting the objectives of the celebration of National Voters Day, the DEO/DC said that the day is mainly celebrated to encourage more young people to participate in the electoral process, and to facilitate them by maximizing their voter registration, particularly the new voters.
He laid emphasis on launching an awareness campaign across the District for making elections more inclusive and participatory by encouraging all young electors, particularly newly eligible ones.
The DEO/DC also stressed on conducting varied activities to promote the theme “Nothing Like Voting, I Vote for Sure.” These include installing thematic banners, public engagements through social media with posting of awareness videos by Youth Icons and Social Media Influencers, felicitating new voters with Electoral Photo Identity Cards (EPICs), media content, websites, and election-related presentations.
He further urged that functions be organized to felicitate the Officers/Officials and other persons who made outstanding contributions in conducting the General Election to Lok Sabha-2024 and General Elections to Legislative Assembly-2024 in a free, fair, transparent and peaceful manner. On the occasion the efforts of all the Officers/Officials be recognized who performed best in raising voter awareness and making the conduct of both elections a resounding success.
It was decided that the events would feature administering the Voters’ pledge to all participants, awareness events, skits, competitions and nukkad nataks in all Assembly segments of Srinagar District. Further the message of Chief Election Commissioner of India shall be played in all the programmes and events of 15th National Voters’ Day celebrations in the District.
