GANDERBAL: As a part of reaching out to young population and educating youth about the upcoming Special Summary Revision, the District Election Office Ganderbal in collaboration with Department of YSS and Govt. College of Physical Education (GCPE) Gadoora today organised day long sports activities in the campus of College of physical education.
The event was presided by ADDC ganderbal, Khurshid Ahmad Shah and was attended by Dy DEO Ganderbal district YSS officer, principal GCPE ,staff and students of various educational Institutions of the district.
The participants were briefed about the upcoming Special Summary Revision and the procedure to enroll themselves in the electoral roll through online and offline modes.It was emphasised that youth disconnect and apathy towards electoral process needs to be checked by active participation of youth in democratic processes both at registration stage and polling stage.
Various participants emphasised upon the need for an educated and informed electorate in a democratic setup in which youth can play a big part. Various forms like Form 6, 6B , 7 and 8 prescribed by ECI for registration of names in e roll were also distributed among the participants.
Various sports activities like volleyball, tug of War kho kho etc were also conducted in which students of physical college and other educational institutions took part.
It is pertinent to mention that District election office Ganderbal is conducting comprehensive SVEEP activities in the district to educate populations about Special Summary Revision and need for people to enroll as electors.
Special educational interventions are being made targeting youth, women, persons with disabilities and weaker sections of society like SCs and STs. Various Government departments, NGOs and Civil society organisations are also being roped in to conduct SVEEP activities in the district.
