The Chief Electoral Officer, Nagaland, V. Shashank Shekhar, IAS held an interactive meeting with various student bodies and young working professionals from Nagaland based in Delhi on 21st November, 2022 at Nagaland House, New Delhi.
Delivering the keynote address, CEO Nagaland highlighted the importance of young voters’ registration and participation, with special emphasis on free and fair election, C-Vigil, etc. He encouraged the young voters to register themselves during the present ongoing e-Roll summary revision and to also exercise their right to vote during election. The CEO also apprised that the Election Commission, during a recent CEO’s Conference, highlighted that there are many students and young working professionals studying or working outside their respective states and therefore, there is now an emphasis for the department to connect with this section of the population and to further facilitate enrolment and participation for these voters.
A short PowerPoint presentation was delivered by the Joint CEO on the basic information for new voters’ registration. During the presentation, the Joint CEO emphasized that India has the largest youth population, which makes for around 66% of the total population. Not only does this show the voting power of this demography, but it also indicates the demographic which would be most impacted, and therefore, the population that should care most about voting.
The meeting was chaired by Sharon Longchari, Joint Chief Electoral Officer, Nagaland. Over 50 participants from various student unions like Naga Students’ Union Delhi, Angami Students Union Delhi, Delhi Eastern Naga Students Union, Ao Students Union Delhi, Chakhesang Students Union Delhi, Sumi Students Union Delhi, Lotha Students Union Delhi, Rengma Students Union Delhi and young working professionals of Nagaland in Delhi attended the meeting. The formal session was followed by an interactive session with the attendees sharing their views and suggestions, and doubt and questions were addressed and made note of by the officials present. The programme was organized with the assistance of the Office of the Residence Commissioner, Nagaland House Delhi.
(DIPR)
