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Haryana to celebrate National Voters’ Day with pledge to staff, literary competitions in Educational Institutes
Babushahi Bureau
Chandigarh, January 13, 2025 – The Haryana Government has decided to administer voters’ pledge and conduct a variety of activities on the occasion of National Voters’ Day, which is celebrated on January 25 every year.
The schools and educational institutes of the state have been directed to conduct activities such as debates, discussions and competitions (including quiz, drawing, skit, song, painting, essay etc.) as part of the Voters’ Day celebrations or during the run up to National Voters’ Day on the theme of ‘Nothing like voting. I vote for sure’.
Chief Secretary Dr. Vivek Joshi has written a letter in this regard to all Administrative Secretaries, Heads of Departments, MDs of Boards/Corporations, Deputy Commissioners and Vice-Chancellors/Registrars of universities in the state, wherein they have been asked to direct the staff under them to take the National Voters’ Day (NVD) pledge on January 25.
The letter states that the Election Commission of India has declared its foundation day as National Voter's Day. This day is celebrated every year on January 25 across the country from the polling station level to block, assembly constituency, district and state level.
The main objective of celebrating this day is to spread awareness among the general public to get every eligible citizen included as a voter in the voter list.
Also, its objective is to promote electoral participation by organizing various activities like rangoli-making, essay writing, speech competitions, rallies, parade contingents, street plays etc. by school and college students at the block, district and state level in collaboration with various government and non-government agencies.
The Administrative Secretaries and Heads of Departments have been asked to make their employees take the following oath on National Voters’ Day, "We, the citizens of India, having abiding faith in democracy, hereby pledge to uphold the democratic traditions of our country and the dignity of free, fair and peaceful elections, and to vote in every election fearlessly and without being influenced by considerations of religion, race, caste, community, language or any other inducement."
The logo for National Voters’ Day, which reinforces the importance of voting, is to be used on official stationery, merchandise, websites etc.
The photographs of all these events/activities shall be uploaded using the hashtag #NVD2025 on the respective social media handles or website of the universities/departments.
In this regard, action taken reports should also be sent along with photographs for office records through email hry_elect@yahoo.com.