Port Blair, Mar. 4: The District Election Officer/Deputy Commissioner, South Andaman, Shri Arjun Sharma, IAS inaugurated the Signature Campaign in the DC Office, South Andaman today. The Signature Campaign on the theme ‘Wall of Democracy’ aimed at creating awareness among voters form part of SVEEP activity in the upcoming General Election to Lok Sabha- 2024.

Addressing the gathering, the Deputy Commissioner said that voting is an important part of democracy. Every eligible voter should exercise their franchise in order to strengthen democracy. People have to be made aware and encouraged to participate in our democratic process. The eligible voters should come out in good numbers and participate in the election by exercising their franchise for a healthy democracy, the Deputy Commissioner said. 

To create more awareness among the general public, the SVEEP team is conducting a series of awareness programmes in every nook and corner of A&N Islands, the Deputy Commissioner said adding that this Signature Campaign will surely encourage the people to participate in the election process during the ensuing Election to Lok Sabha- 2024.

As part of the programme, a play on the theme ‘Chunav ka Parv- Desh ka Garv’ was presented by the artistes of ‘Aditya Natya Academy’ to create awareness among the gathering about the power of vote and to exercise their franchise on the day of polling by keeping all their other works aside.  

A good number of people participated in the Signature Campaign by putting their signatures. It was informed that similar ‘Signature Campaigns’ will also be organised in all the Panchayats, Wards, Polling Stations in A&N Islands.