Question: The first National Voters Day was celebrated in…
(a) 2011
(b) 2012
(c) 2010
(d) 2009
Ans: (a)
Related Fact
- On 25th January, 2017, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi wished the citizens on National Voters’ Day.
- The theme of the National Voters day 2017 is ‘ Empowering young and future voters’.
- President Pranab Mukherjee will hand over awards for best electoral practices to over 20 government officers to mark the seventh National Voters Day on 25th January, 2017.
- National Voters Day is celebrated every year on January 25 — the foundation day of the Election Commission of India (ECI) — to promote participation in elections and increase voter enrollment.
- The day is celebrated across all polling stations in the country where first-time voters of the area are invited to a function to collect their Elector Photo Identity Cards.
- This year, the ECI will also hand over Elector Photo Identity Cards to “future voters” in the age group of 15-17 years. This is part of the new awareness programme focused on students of classes IX to XII. Under this initiative, an awareness drive was conducted by electoral officers who visited schools and encouraged students to enroll as voters as soon as they turn 18.
- Students from all over the country participated in an event organized by the Election Commission of India with the theme ‘every vote counts’. The event was also graced by the presence of President of India as the chief guest.
- The first National Voters Day was celebrated in 2011 under the leadership of the then Chief Election Commissioner S Y Quraishi.
National Voters’ Day Pledge :
“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 inducement”
Reference:
http://ecisveep.nic.in/nvd2017.aspx
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx
http://indianexpress.com/elections/national-voters-day-today-ec-focuses-on-future-voters-4490192/
http://ddinews.gov.in/Current%20Affairs/Pages/NationalVotersDay.aspx