To boost election participation, the Moga government looks to NRIs and young people

To increase the proportion of voters who show out to vote, the Moga district administration is giving priority to engaging with NRIs and new voters. NRIs and new voters are the focus of special efforts to register them. The main visitor at today’s voter awareness program at the Girls’ College in Sukhanand Village was Kulwant Singh, the deputy commissioner who also happens to be the district election officer. Present were lyricist Gill Roanta, the district SVEEP icon, and Baghapurana SDM Harkanwaljit Singh.

DC According to Kulwant Singh, the Moga district contains around 40,000 inhabitants who are NRIs who live overseas. Sadly, a large number of them abstain from exercising their right to vote, which lowers Moga’s voter participation in comparison to other districts.

He claimed that in an effort to get the NRIs to cast ballots, the district administration was aggressively contacting them. Families with members living overseas or those who are registered voters but do not cast ballots are being contacted by Block Level Officers (BLOs).

Furthermore, an attempt is being made to register around 10% of youth who have not yet registered to vote. Educational institutions are putting up special registration camps only for this reason.

In contrast to the 59% participation in 2019, the district administration is aiming for a voter turnout of above 70% in the Moga district this time. The primary emphasis is on registering new voters, interacting with IELTS centers and educational institutions, and speeding the registration procedure for qualified students in order to accomplish the Election Commission’s aim of “Iss Baar 70 Paar.”

In order to make voting easier, the DC said that special polling places, such as model polling places, pink polling places, and polling places for young employees and handicapped workers, would be set up in every Assembly district. Women role models are aggressively pushing women to vote, and employees across a range of sectors are being asked to do the same.

He added that citizens were being pushed to use their right to vote and encourage others to do the same in order to bolster the nation’s democracy.

Aim for a 70% polling rate.

In contrast to the last election’s 59% voter participation, the district administration is hoping to get a voter turnout of over 70% in the Moga district this time. The primary emphasis is on registering new voters, interacting with IELTS centers and educational institutions, and speeding the registration procedure for qualified students in order to accomplish the Election Commission’s aim of “Iss Baar 70 Paar.”