Electoral Literacy Cell
Electoral Literacy Clubs (ELC’s) are platforms to engage school students, college students and people in villages through interesting activities and hands-on experience to sensitise with their electoral rights. It is constituted at the behest of Election Commission of India (ECI) in all the educational institution with a motive to aware and ensure the participation of youth & future voters who are pillars of Indian democracy.
As the direction of Election commission of India to form Electoral literacy club in Higher Educational institution, K A H M Unity Women’s College formed Election Literacy Club in 22-12-2023.
AIM
To strengthening the culture of election participation among the women’s and future voters
VISION
Electoral literacy club aims at strengthening the culture of electoral participation among young and future voters.
OBJECTIVES
-The main objective of ELC is to promote awareness of ‘Right to vote’ among students, faculty members and community at large.
-To enable critical thinking on issues related to election rights, democracies and its processes.
– ELC works to educate the future voters about enrolment, and other electoral process like EVM/VVPAT.
-To develop a culture of electoral participation and maximize the ethical voting and follow the principle ‘Every vote counts’ and ‘No voters to be left behind’.
CRUX OF THE CLUB
Developing the practice of informed and ethical electoral participation is vital to invest in the future of democracy. Under its flagship program ‘Systematic Voters‘ Education & Electoral Participation (SVEEP), the Election Commission of India carries out various interventions for strengthening and enhancing quality electoral participation.
The Election Commission of India is now rolling out its ambitious project ‘Electoral Literacy Clubs‘ for mainstreaming electoral literacy in Schools and Colleges.
