The 12th National Voters’ Day was observed in Mendipathar Multi Purpose Cooperative Society Hall in Mendipathar, North Garo Hills on Tuesday.Deputy Commissioner RP Marak read out the voters’ pledge which was resonated by the gathering comprising of district officials, young and old voters and other members of the public.Under the theme ‘Making Elections Inclusive, Accessible and Participative’ RP Marak in his speech urged the gathering to uphold the democratic tradition of the country by participating in the electoral process fearlessly without being influenced by any inducement of religion, race, caste, language or community to vote wisely for the growth and welfare of the society and the nation as a whole.The DC further pressed on the importance of public awareness on electoral literacy so as to enhance maximum participation in the electoral process.He also lauded the active participation of the various district officials involved in the election mode special Covid vaccination campaign which has enabled the district to improve its Covid vaccine rank. ZJ Sangma, Addll. Deputy Commissioner in his introductory remark highlighted the objective of the programme and added that with reference to special summary revision of photo elector rolls with January 1st 2022 as the qualifying date the numbers of voters in the district were 103160.Other highlights of the day were felicitation of BLO Icon and young voters (male & female).
