Jammu, Jan 25 (UNI) Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu on Saturday led the 10th National Voters’ Day celebrations across J&K by being part of a Voter’s Day awareness program organised by Election Department, here at the Convention Centre.
He emphasized that in line with this year’s theme of the 10th National Voters’ Day -“Electoral Literacy for a Stronger Democracy”, there is a need to set up Electoral Literacy Clubs (ELCs) in Schools and all other Educational Institutions to educate the youth about the electoral process.
During his address, the Lt Governor observed that the main purpose of celebrating the National Voters’ Day is to encourage the new eligible young voters to get them registered in the electoral rolls and also to popularise electoral practices through Systematic Voter Education and Electoral Participation.