Electoral Literacy
2(b) : Institutional Initiatives for Electoral Literacy:
(Description in maximum 500 words)
The Electoral Literacy Club (ELC) is constituted as per guide lines of Election Commission of India with the aim of strengthening the culture of electoral participation among the future voters. ELC has been set up in the college under the Chairmanship of Principal of the college, Teacher Coordinator (NSS Program Officer), SEO of Sanstha, Representative of the Taluka Electoral Officer, a Student – Ambassador and five student members one from each class. Activities to sensitise the students on their electoral rights are conducted. All the members are pro-active in organisation of activities necessary for provocation of new voters to register their names as voters. Induction program for first year students is organised in the beginning of the college. During this program Principal awares students about registration as voter and its benefits. New Voters’ Registration camp was organised in the college on 8.12.2022 to make it easy for the students. Mr. Rajabhau Bhandare (dy. Tahasildar, Election Dept.) and Mr. Dattatray Kalkute( Asst. , Mahasul Dept.) from Malashiras Tahshil counselled the students regarding importance of registration as a voter. Students were informed of the necessary documents like Adhar Card, residential address proof, Date of Birth proof and self-photograph. The registration forms were distributed among the students and duly forms were submitted to the Election Dept. Malashiras Tahashil. The ELC distributed the voters’ awareness leaflets provided by the DEO to students.
In the current year , at present out of 161students only four students have registered as voter. We have prepared a list of students who have not registered. Shortly we will organise a camp for Registration of new voters.
Best Practice
Truthfulness of the EVM
There were doubts among the people regarding truthfulness of the EVM. To remove this doubt from the mind of people, college organised a special awareness program for students and staff to confirm truthfulness of the EVM on 4.03.2019.During this program working of VVPAT machine was explained to all and demo was given to show that the vote casted by a voter to particular candidate gets registered to that particular candidate only. and not to any other candidate. Some students actually operated the machine and confirmed the truthfulness of EVM.
This activity helped to remove the doubt about EVM machine.