Kupwara: As part of its ongoing efforts to promote voter awareness and electoral participation, the District Administration Kupwara organized a Cycle Rally under Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) at Kupwara on Saturday.
The rally was flagged-off by the District Election Officer (DEO) Kupwara, Ayushi Sudan. DEO was accompanied by the Nodal Officer SVEEP /CEO Kupwara, Abdul Majeed Dar.
The Cycle Race started from the DC Office complex Kupwara and finally culminated near Government Degree College at Bohipora, Kupwara after passing through Bumhama, Mogalpora and Gushi.
Through this Cycle Race, the students from different educational institutions made efforts to create awareness and motivate the general public, especially first time voters to actively participate in the democratic process.
The DEO speaking, after flagging off the cycle race, told Media persons that the main aim of the cycle race was to ensure that every eligible voter is equipped with the awareness, knowledge and motivation to exercise their right to vote.
The DEO said that multiple events and activities under SVEEP are being organized to aware and educate the voters.
“We are going to speed up the SVEEP activities and have planned the mega events in the coming days in the run up to the LS Polls”.
DEO further said that on April 24 and April 25 Mega plantation drives are being organized in every Polling station of the district.
She urged all residents of Kupwara district to participate in the plantation drive and contribute in conservation of forests and protection of the environment besides getting awareness and education about the right to franchise.
