Ludhiana, April 6 (Punjab Khabarnama) : With an aim to ensure maximum participation during Lok Sabha polls and for achieving the target of ‘Iss Baar, 70 Paar’, the administration has initiated ‘person to person’ awareness drive in the district.
During this drive, the teams of district administration move to field and interact with the individuals for encouraging them to vote on the polling day (June 1, 2024).
Apart from this, on the spot voter registration is also done on the spot to enroll the eligible first time voters. On Saturday, teams visited different areas including Model Gram, Kochar Market, Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) among other areas.
The officials stated that the eligible first time voters 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.
District Election Officer (DEO)-cum-Deputy Commissioner (DC) Sakshi Sawhney said that awareness drives are being organised on a regular basis. Voter registration camps are also being organised in the educational institutes to enroll first time voters. These activities are being organised to encourage voters under Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) program.
The aim 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).
Meanwhile, DEO Sawhney reiterated the commitment of administration and police to ensure free, fair and transparent elections. She urged the residents to exercise their ‘Right to Vote’ without any fear and without coming under anyone’s influence.
