Assam Launches Initiative to Educate Voters

• District election officers have been directed to reach out to the maximum number of voters in the constituencies under their jurisdiction.
• Folk song competitions, quiz programmes and appeals by celebrities are some of the initiatives being undertaken by the election office in Assam for attracting women, first-time voters, people with physical disabilities and senior citizens to cast their votes.

Aaideur Chora

• An initiative ‘Aaideur Chora’ has been taken up in collaboration with the Assam State Rural Livelihood Mission and Assam State Urban Livelihood Mission to sensitise female voters.
• A major component of the Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) is to ....