– Moga DC announces to felicitate new voters at polling booths
– Voter awareness event held at Birth Place of Lala Lajpat Rai at Village Dhudike
Moga, April 18 – “A special effort has been made by the district administration to encourage the youth, especially the first-time voters, of District Moga, to exercise the right to vote on June 1st. Deputy Commissioner-cum-District Election Officer Mr. Kulwant Singh has announced that the youth who cast their vote for the first time will be rewarded with a special gift at the polling booths.”
Addressing the first-time voters at village Dhudike, the birthplace of Lala Lajpat Rai ji, Deputy Commissioner Mr. Kulwant Singh invited the youth to contribute as responsible citizens in the development of India, a country that became a democracy after the sacrifice of millions of martyrs. He said that electing the right government with the power of vote was also the responsibility of every citizen.
He said that 18621 young men and women in Moga district will exercise their right to vote for the first time. He congratulated all these young voters and invited them to vote themselves and educate their families, relatives, and acquaintances about the use of vote. He said that every polling booth in the Moga district will be provided with all kinds of facilities for the voters. The Election Commission of India (ECI) has invited citizens to celebrate these elections as a festival.
It is also to be mentioned here that this time 5066, 4007, 4415 and 5133 young men and women have registered themselves as new voters in Nihal Singh Wala, Baghapurana, Moga, and Dharamkot assembly segments respectively. He said that if these youths will use their vote then they can choose the government for the future which will be able to make better decisions for their better tomorrow.
He said that the district administration hoped that 18-year-old new voters would exercise their right to vote. With which the vote percentage in the Moga district this time will be more than 70 percent compared to the previous elections. In the last Lok Sabha elections, only 59 percent of votes were cast in district Moga.
He said that to achieve the target of ‘Iss Baar 70 Paar’ set by the Election Commission of India, attention is being paid to the encouragement of new voters to cast their votes.
He said that model polling stations, pink polling stations, polling stations for disabled employees, and polling stations for youth employees will be set up in all assembly constituencies to encourage voters to vote. He appealed to the residents to use their votes as voters and inspire others to strengthen the democracy of the country. During the event, a book exhibition was also arranged by the District Language Department Moga to motivate the young generation toward book culture. Young voters were also given the t-shirts. Deputy Commissioner planted a sapling near the statue of Lala Lajpat Rai.
Mrs. Swati SDM Nihal Singh Wala, Mrs. Shubhi Angra Assistant Commissioner (G) cum Nodal Officer SVEEP, Dr. Gurpreet Singh Ghali and Mr. Aman Goswami, Mr. Ranjit Singh Dhanna President Local Comittee and many others were also present in the function.
