Udhampur, Jan 25: An impressive function was organised by District Administration Udhampur in the premises of DC Office Complex to celebrate the 16th National Voter’s Day on the theme ”My India, My Vote” with the tagline “Citizen at the Heart of the Indian Democracy. "
According to a statement issued here, Additional Deputy Commissioner Udhampur, Prem Singh was the chief guest while Additional Senior Superintendent of Police, Sandeep Bhat was the guest of honour and Deputy District Election Officer, Babu Pardeep Kumar presided over the programme on the occasion.
PO Poshan, Subash Dogra, Assistant Commissioner Revenue, Dr Umesh Shan, Assistant Commissioner Development, Om Parkash along with senior officers, prominent citizens, BLOs and students of various educational institutions attended the programme.
Dy DEO presented a welcome address and highlighted the importance of the National voter’s day. He also administered a pledge to all the participants to uphold the dignity of elections and vote in the elections without any fear, inducement or influence.
The ADC distributed EPIC cards to electors registered in the electoral rolls for the first time. He said that the main objective of celebrating this day is to strengthen our democratic system by creating awareness among the young and future voters about the importance of their vote and hence involving their greater participation in the whole electoral system.
He also appreciated the tireless efforts made by Dy DEO and his team for organizing this impressive function.
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