SVEEP teams organising voter awareness camps in areas witnessing low voter turnout in past

Ludhiana, April 19, 2024: With the district administration making all efforts to achieve the target of maximum voter turnout during the Lok Sabha-2024 elections, the Systematic Voters' Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) teams are actively involved in spreading voter awareness in the areas which have been witnessing low voter turnout in the past. 

On Friday, the teams organised voter awareness camps in Kundanpuri, Kailash chowk area, Dugri phase-2 among other areas. Similar camps were also organised in different villages of Jagraon, Raikot etc. 

The SVEEP teams also organised awareness camps in Girls hostels of Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), DAV Public School, Government School, Shehbazpura in Raikot, ATI Gill road among other educational institutes. The students also performed Nukkad Natak in Guru Teg Bahadur College in Dakha for spreading voter awareness. 

While the registered voters are being urged to vote, the eligible residents who are yet to register themselves are being appealed to get themselves enrolled as voters. 

The eligible residents can use 'Voter Helpline' mobile application and National Voter Services Portal (NVSP) for enrolling themselves as voters. The residents can also visit www.nvsp.in to register themselves as voters. The residents can enrol themselves as voters by May 4, 2024.

District Election Officer (DEO)-cum-Deputy Commissioner (DC) Sakshi Sawhney said that voter awareness and registration camps are being regularly organised in the district under SVEEP program. The aim of district administration is to ensure maximum participation during the Lok Sabha-2024 elections and to achieve the target of more than 70 per cent voter turnout during the Lok Sabha elections (Iss Baar, 70 Paar).

DEO Sawhney appealed the residents to exercise their Right to Vote on the polling day (June 1) for building a better future for the coming generations. She said that all efforts are being made for facilitating the voters at the polling stations so that the voters can vote comfortably. Further, she reiterated the commitment of the administration and police to hold free, fair and transparent elections in the district.