ANANTNAG: As part of Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) campaign, a Town Hall meeting with voters and a walkathon were on Saturday held at Anantnag to foster greater electoral participation in the upcoming Assembly Elections in the District.
The events were presided over by District Election Officer (DEO) Anantnag, Syeed Fakhrudin Hamid, and were attended by a cross section of voters including traders, general public, vendors, women, old and first time voters. In attendance were also, the Returning Officer 44-Anantnag, Chief Education Officer (Nodal Officer SVEEP), Chief Executive Officer Municipality Anantnag, District Information Officer among others.
During the Town Hall event, the election video song ‘Main Bharat Hoon’ (Kashmiri version) aimed to persuade the voters to participate in the elections was played and enjoyed by the participants.
The DEO in his address exhorted the people to come out to vote in Anantnag in a massive turnout in the upcoming elections. He informed all the participants about the facilities that the district administration has provided to facilitate elections. He educated them about the role of Booth Level Officers (BLOs) and other functionaries.
The Town hall meeting concluded with the administering of Voters’ pledge.
Later, a walkathon was held in which a large number of participants marched with banners. They concluded their march at the Ghanta Ghar in Lal Chowk Anantnag. Along the course of the march, many other participants joined in.
The aim of the walkathon was to persuade the voters to participate in the electoral process enthusiastically. Participants raised slogans including ‘I Vote for Sure, Nothing like Voting’
Notably, the district Anantnag with seven assembly segments is slated to go to polls in the first phase to be held on 18th September.

KR Desk