National Voters Day: January 25

India is to celebrate its 13^th National Voters Day on January 25. The first NVD was celebrated in 2011. The Election Commission of India will host the celebrations. ECI has released a logo marking the theme of the celebrations. On NVD, the President of India is to present the National Awards in the category of Electoral Practices.

The theme of National Voters Day, 2023

Nothing Like Voting. I Vote for Sure

The theme conveys the aspirations of the citizens to vote in the elections conducted in the country. ECI has designed a logo marking the theme. The logo has Ashok Chakra, a tick mark, and the wordings of the theme.

How does India celebrate NVD?

The main objective of celebrating NVD is to create awareness of voting among the citizens. On NVD, ECI presents EPICs to the new voters. EPIC is Elector Photo Identity Card.

National Awards

President will present this award to different categories. They are state level, central level, district level, etc. The officers are to be awarded for their performances in different spheres such as Security Management, IT initiatives, accessible election, etc.

ECI Publication to be released

President will present the first copy of “Electing the First President” to the ECI Commissioner Mr. Rajiv Kumar. The book was written by ECI. It speaks about presidential elections in the country. Also, it speaks about the nuances in conducting Presidential elections in the past 16 years.

Song of ECI

The ECI will screen the song “MAIN HOON BHARAT” on NVD, 2023. It was composed in association with Subhash Ghai Foundation. Song speaks about the power of voting.

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2023

Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs