Need to set up electoral literacy clubs:J-K Guv

Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor G C Murmu on Saturday highlighted the need to set up Electoral Literacy Clubs (ELCs) to educate youths about the polling process.

Addressing an awareness programme on the 10th National Voters' Day celebrations organised by the Election Department here, the Lt Governor said the aim of mainstreaming the electoral literacy is to involve young voters in electoral process, besides spreading awareness among them so that they can cast their votes with responsibility and participate in the development of the country.

He said voting is the elemental concept for any democratic set up. "It is the most fundamental right in our democracy and when we elect our representatives collectively through the process of voting, it affirms the belief that we govern ourselves by our own free will," he said.

Murmu congratulated the Election Department for adding more than 4.35 lakh new voters to the electoral rolls of the union territory in Special Summary Revision-2019.

He felicitated the electoral officers with Union Territory Awards for Best Electoral Practices.

District election officers Piyush Singla (Udhampur) and Anshul Garg (Kupwara) were among the awardees.