Exhibition on Voter’s awareness

In an attempt to encourage voters for electoral participation, an exhibition with colourful photos and write ups started in Agartala on March 18, 2014. The exhibition, organized by DAVP in association with Photo Division and State election department, is part of the Election Commission of India’s programme, namely, Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral Participation.

The hallmark of the exhibition is that steps in voting procedures were explained using easy to understand and attractive write ups and photos mounted on total 30 panels. Moreover, official personnel arranged demonstration on use of EVMs, especially newly introduced NOTA button and Bailey method for visually challenged voters.

Inaugurating the first ever such photo exhibition on voter’s awareness, Ashutosh Jindal, Chief Electoral Officer of the State said, this type of exhibition will aware people about significance in casting one’s vote. In view of more than 10% of voters belonging to 18-25 age group in the State, demo on EVM will encourage as well as aware new voters about ‘how to vote’, he opined.

The photo exhibition focuses lights on voting, duty and responsibility of the voters and advisory on Do’s and Don’ts. The photo panels depicted various moods and pattern of the voting process found in several geographical areas and communities through pictorial manifestation.

Shri Ashutosh Jindal, Chief Electoral Officer, Tripura inaugurating  a three-day photo exhibition on voter’s awareness on elections, organized by DAVP
at City Centre, Agartala, Tripura on Tuesday, March 18, 2014.

Schedule of Indian General Elections -2014

State wise Poll schedule as mentioned in Election Commission of India press note on March 5, 2014:

Poll dates and corresponding schedule as mentioned in Election Commission of India press note on March 5, 2014:

Unsocial social media

Internet, being coded by many as faceless world and social sites being ever present invisible society, are raising concerns over roles of Internet and social media. While many lauded its role in case of Egypt, ugly faces of Internet especially social networking sites are becoming eminent day by day. In National Integration Meet (NIC) in Delhi, Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh too expressed deep concern over and questioned the role of the various social sites in spreading communal tension during Muzaffarnagar mayhem. It is true that social networking sites are great platform to express one’s opinion. However, it is also necessary to ensure that opinions are not made to spread unlawful or anti-national messages. Importantly, if international terror agencies use social networking to spread hatred, the effect would be devastating and peace will be at peril. Such acts will do more harm than benefits of freedom of speech. Thus it is imperative that cyber world become cautious to ensure that people do not indulge in unsocial activities using platform of social sites.