Port Blair, March 22: As part of the General Election-2024, a voter awareness programme was organized by the SVEEP team in the Lecture Gallery of JNRM here today under the Systematic Voters' Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) activity. The Principal, JNRM, Dr. Hemant Kumar Sharma graced the occasion as the special guest on the occasion.

During the programme, good number of students, some of them being the ‘First Time Voters’ were encouraged to exercise their franchise in a big way during the forthcoming Election-2024 to celebrate the right to vote. Students were motivated to participate in the election process upholding the slogan/message ‘I will Vote for Sure’. Students were apprised about the importance of voting for a healthy democracy and were urged to exercise their franchise on the Polling Day i.e. April 19, 2024, the day on which ANIPC going to polls in the first phase of the Lok Sabha Election-2024.

The students were also familiarized with the use of EVM and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) machines to be used in the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections by Dr. A. Abraham, Shri Joy Mathew, Shri Suresh Kumar, Shri Ramesh Kumar Singh and Shri Raja Ram. Doubts raised by participants were promptly addressed.

Shri Amar Kumar Singh through a power point presentation covered topics such as cVIGIL, Right to Vote, First Time Voter and MCC. A question answer session was also held. He also requested the students to check their name in Voter List / Electoral Roll.