State should set a model by ensuring 100% voter turnout in elections: Governor

Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar has urged voters successful Kerala to acceptable a exemplary for the full federation by ensuring 100% turnout successful the upcoming Legislative Assembly elections successful the State.

Inaugurating the National Voters Day celebrations present connected Sunday, Mr. Arlekar said that Kerala, known for its precocious literacy complaint and societal reforms, and the advancement made successful the wellness and acquisition sectors, should amusement a mode for the federation successful this regard. “That should beryllium our target,” helium said.

The Governor urged voters to workout their franchise successful a free, just and judicious manner. The National Voters’ Day is not conscionable a solemnisation but an effort to rise consciousness successful the radical astir their rights, helium said. Kerala has 1,579 voters who are implicit 100 years old, and they should beryllium seen arsenic “icons,” the Governor said.

Speaking connected the occasion, State Election Commissioner A. Shajahan said that the work for a “pure and accurate” voters’ database extends beyond Constitutional authorities, describing it arsenic a shared civic duty. Political parties, section administrators, bureaucrats and supra all, the citizens themselves, indispensable prosecute actively successful the process, helium said. He described the 2025 section assemblage elections - helmed by the State Election Commission - “a testament to robust antiauthoritarian engagement.” An close voters’ list, helium said, ensures that each voter’s close to take their typical is protected and that nary idiosyncratic is disenfranchised done oversight oregon error, Mr. Shajahan said.

Chief Electoral Officer (Kerala) Rathan U. Kelkar, who welcomed the gathering, said the taxable of this year’s celebrations, ‘My India, My Vote,’ reinforces the conception that ideology begins with the citizen. The Governor besides inaugurated a ‘Virtual Reality Polling Booth’ connected the juncture and gave distant awards. District Collectors and predetermination officials were present.