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ELECTORAL LITERACY CLUB

(Established as per Election Commission of India)

BACKGROUND

In reference to the email received dated 26.10.2021 from the office of Director, Students’ Welfare, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Sector 16C, Dwarka, New Delhi informing online interaction/meeting/Discussion held under the chairmanship of CEO, Delhi on 21.10.2021 at 03:00 PM with your colleges/institutes, it is informed that Electoral Literacy Club in each institute/college is required to establish to sensitize students about electoral rights and electoral process of registration and voting through interesting activities and games. Accordingly In-Charge Students’ Welfare, Tecnia Institute of Advanced Studies complied with the directions of O/o CEO, Delhi to established Electoral Literacy Club as per provisions of Election Commission of India, ELC.

An Electoral Literacy Club is a platform to engage school students through interesting activities and hands-on experience to sensitise them on their electoral rights and familiarise them with the electoral process of registration and voting. ELCs are also present in colleges and rural communities. At ELCs, learning meets fun. Activities and Games are designed to stimulate and motivate students provoking them to think and ask questions. Through ELC, Election Commission of India aims at strengthening the culture of electoral participation among young and future voters.

INTRODUCTION

Electoral Literacy Club are being set up in the country to promote electoral literacy in all age groups of the Indian citizens through engaging and interesting activities and hands-on experience but in an apolitical, neutral and non-partisan manner. Electoral Literacy Club are especially being set up in colleges all across India targeting the new voters, (in the age- group of 18-21 years old) pursuing their graduation. The Electoral Literacy Club will have all the students from all semesters as its members.

OBJECTIVES

  • To educate the targeted populations about voter registration, electoral process and related matters through hands on experience
  • To facilitate EVM and VVPAT familiarization and education about the robustness of EVM as well as the integrity of the electoral process using EVMs;
  • To help the target audience understand the value of their vote and exercise their right to franchise in a confident, comfortable and ethical manner;
  • To harness the potential of ELC members for carrying the electoral literacy in communities;
  • To facilitate voter registration for its eligible members who are not yet registered;
  • To develop a culture of electoral participation and maximize the informed and ethical voting and follow the principle ‘Every vote counts’ and ‘No Voter to be Left Behind’.

MEMBERSHIPS

The ELCs will have 18 – 21 year olds students as its members. One can become a member by registering herself/himself at the beginning of the academic year. After registration, one is recognized as a member till the completion of her/his graduation course.

STRUCTURE

Tecnia Electoral Literacy Club was set up and coordinated by the Nodal Officer. However, BAJMC department may spearhead the activities to proceed as per its convenience for exposure.

NODAL OFFICER / MENTORE

One faculty with Political Science background will act as the Nodal Officers for the ELC. They will also act as Mentors. The faculty with election duty experience will be preferred for this work. Their job content will focus on:

  • Promoting and supervising Club enrollment.
  • Supervising the election and formation of the Executive Committee of ELC.
  • Coordinating between the District Election Officer and the ELC for exchange of resources, information etc.
  • Attempt generating new resources and forward the same to the District Election Officer.
  • Guiding and supervising the development of the calendar of activities for the year by the Executive Council. Note- Nodal Officer will be free to engage the Executive Committee Members in the operations of the ELC
Note– Nodal Officer will be free to engage the Executive Committee Members in the operations of the ELC

AWARD & CERTIFICATES
CONTENT
PDF
Certificate of Establishment of ELECTORAL LITERACY CLUB: 2021-22

NODAL OFFICER’S

Nodal Officer Name
Designation
Contact No.
From
To
PDF
Ms. Priyanka Singh
Assistant Professor
8826726374
26-10-2021
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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

  • The club would be run by an elected body from amongst the ELC member students with elected representatives from each of the classes.
  • The committee members can only be students who are already enrolled as voters.
  • The committee must not include any politically active student. However, students with political affiliations may enroll themselves as common members of the ELC itself.
  • The elected representatives shall constitute the Executive Committee of the ELC.
  • The elected representatives will elect one of the representatives as its Chairman and another as Vice Chairman.
  • The Executive Committee, under the guidance, consultation and supervision of the Nodal Officer will be responsible for organizing the activities of the ELC.
TECNIA ELECTORAL LITERACY CLUB(COMPOSITION)
MEMBERS COMPOSITION
NAME OF MEMBERS
MEMBER NOMINATION DETAILS
NODAL OFFICER
Ms. Priyanka Singh
Faculty with Journalism background
CONVENER
BBA-Ms.Megha Sharma MBA-Dr.Archana Dixit BCA-Deepak Sonkar BAJMC-Dr.Rajneesh Kumar Pandey
Campus Ambassadors
CHAIRMAN
Naman Vij M. No. 9311036377 Email: namanvij21@gmail.com
Nominated from Elected Representative
VICE CHAIRMAN
Dhriti Khanna M. No. 8851237001 Email: dhritikhanna03@gmail.com
Nominated from Elected Representative
CLASS REPRESENTATIVES
Bharat Mathur (MBA 3rd Sem.) Manvi Mahipal(MBA 3rd Sem.) Shekhar(BBA 3rd Sem.) Ayushree(BBA 3rd Sem.(EA)) Kartik Bhist(BBA 5th Sem.)Parichay(BBA 5th Sem.(EA)) Rupali Das(BAJMC 3rd Sem.) Divyanshu(BAJMC 3rd Sem.(EA)) Shrishti(BAJMC 5th Sem.) Ankush Pal(BAJMC 5th Sem.(EA)) Nakul Gupta(BCA 3rd Sem.(EA)) Anandita(BCA 5th Sem.)
1 Per Section
The elected body shall endeavor to generate the culture of electoral participation amongst the ELC members and will have the following role:
  • Organizing the Club enrolment.
  • Planning activities for the ELC and developing the calendar of activities for the year.
  • Framing further guidelines for smooth conduct of ELC activities.
  • Supervising the conduct of activities as per the calendar.
  • Generating ELC resources. vi. Facilitating the enrollment of students not registered as voters

TECNIA ELC Club List of Volunteers

List of Volunteers Session: 2021-22

CONTACT & LINKAGES

Election Commission of India, Nirvachan Sadan. Web Link: https://eci.gov.in
National Voters’ Services Portal. Web Link: https://www.nvsp.in/
Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral Participation . Web Link: https://ecisveep.nic.in/

CONVENER

Campus Ambassador(s), wherever they are appointed, will act as the Convener(s) of the ELC and will assist the Nodal Officer in discharge of their functions. Where Campus Ambassadors are not appointed, Nodal Officers and the Executive Committee may nominate interested student(s) as Convener(s). The Convener shall be responsible for:

  • Identifying and involving student members in organizing various ELC activities.
  • Conducting activities under the overall guidance of the Executive Committee and Mentor / Nodal Officer.
  • Any other task assigned by the Executive Committee and Mentor / Nodal Officer.

TERM OF OFFICE

  • The Executive Committee and Convener(s) of the Electoral Literacy Club would have tenure of 1 year extending to 2 years, from the day of assuming charge. The final decision on the term of office will lie with the Nodal Officer.
  • The representative will have to be registered as a member of the ELC.

VENUE

The venue for ELC meeting can be one of the classrooms which can be utilized after classes or any venue decided by the Executive Committee. Venue is also subject to change depending on the various activities.

ELC SESSIONS

There shall be activities based sessions. Hours / sessions earmarked for them shall range between a total of 8-10 hours in the academic year. ELC is common for all students of the college.

ACTIVITIES

This Electoral Literacy Guide Book for Colleges comprises a detailed description of activities. Executive Committee are at liberty to pick and modify the activities or even create new ones as long as they stay on the lines of voter education. Of these activities, the Wall Magazine Activity will be a monthly feature to be conducted by the clubs. Ballot Bistro and Special Registration Drive shall be a mandatory activity.

SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE AND OUTREACH

  • The ELC Executive Committee are expected to post relevant content (event announcements, updates, results, initiatives, current affairs, online/offline contests, registration drives, et al.) regularly on a dedicated Facebook page and group, YouTube Channel (live streaming of events, recorded content and related content) anchored by the Nodal Officer/Mentor (permanent) and the current committee (1 year term).
  • Additionally, the Executive Committee is expected to maintain and post relevant interactive material regularly on a dedicated Pinterest board and Instagram profile. Best judgment, absolute neutrality and discretion should be observed by the administrators while posting any content on online forum.
  • Integrate the College ELC’s Facebook and YouTube profiles with Election Commission of India’s Facebook page and official YouTube Channel (Tecnia TV).
Note: College ELC is free to leverage other online and social media platforms to broaden their reach Nodal Officer shall ensure non-partisan nature of content shared online.

MANDATORY RULES

The ELCs will be an inclusive club that must make every attempt to ensure the participation of students with disabilities.

  1. The Convener shall make efforts to promote inclusion and sensitize other club members about the same.
  2. The venue for all ELC activities should be on the ground floor of the college building to ensure easy access (Multipurpose Hall).
  3. If a student with hearing impairment is attending the meeting, sign language interpreter should be made available for their convenience (the interpreter may be a companion that the student already has)
  4. Any activity conducted in the club should not leave behind students with disabilities.
  5. Students with disabilities will be fairly represented in the club.

ENROLMENT

The Institute can approach the following:

  1. District Collector who is also the District Election Officer (DEO)
  2. Electoral Registration Officer(ERO)

RESOURCES

A Resource Guide with instructions for Nodal Officer for conducting ELC activities in Institute .

Manual PDF
English
Hindi
CONTENTS PDF
THE ELC WALL MAGZINE
BALLOT BISTRO
YOUNG VOTER’S FESTIVAL OR YUVA MATDATA MAHOTSAV
SPECIAL DRIVE
DEBATE/SPEECH ELOCUTION COMPETITION
NATIONAL VOTERS’ DAY CELEBRATION
MOTIVATORS INVITE
REGULAR ACTIVITY: SOCIAL MEDIA BASED ACTIVITIES
REGULAR ACTIVITY: FEATURED STORIES IN THE COLLEGE MAGAZINE

ACTIVITIES

In the ELCs, members will be part of interesting and thought-provoking, mostly classroom based activities and games. There are around 25 such activities and 6 games which have been carefully designed to impart specific learning which will help them become an ‘Empowered (Prospective) Voter’.

Sr. No.
Provisional Timeline
Activities
Report
1.
October
Art Contest
2.
October
Motivators Invite
3.
November
Preparations for National Voters’ Day
4.
November
Announcement of Short Filmmaking Contest
5.
Regular Activity
Wall Magazine & Featuorange Story in College Magazine
6.
January
Celebration of National Voters’ Day
7.
January
Motivators Invite
8.
February
Film Screening
9.
April
Ballot Bistro
10.
May
CEO’s visit
11.
May
Registration Drive for 18+ students
12.
July
Regular Activity
13.
July
Election of new ELC Executive Committee
14.
July
Ballot Bistro
15.
July
Freshers’ Debate
16.
August
Rap Battle
17.
August
Poetry Slam
18.
August
Mime Act
19.
September
Ballot Bistro
20.
September
Motivators Invite
21.
September
Photography Contest

New Ones

Sr. No.
Email Date
Reference
Subject
Report
January
1. 11-01-2022 DSW GGSIPU: dswggsipu@gmail.com Social Media Account of Chief Electoral Officer Delhi Regarding
2. 24-01-2022 DSW GGSIPU: dswggsipu@gmail.com National Voters Day
February
1. 10-02-2022 DSW GGSIPU: dswggsipu@gmail.com Participation in the Voters’ Awareness Contest – reg.
2. 18-02-2022 DSW GGSIPU: dsw@ipu.ac.in National Voter Awareness Contest by Election Commission of India.
3. 18-02-2022 DSW GGSIPU: dsw@ipu.ac.in National Voter Awareness Contest by Election Commission of India.
4. 28-02-2022 DSW GGSIPU: dsw@ipu.ac.in National Voter Awareness Contest by Election Commission of India.
March
1. 03-03-2022 Director Student Welfare: dsw@ipu.ac.in National Voter Awareness Contest by Election Commission of India.
2. 25-03-2022 Director Student Welfare: dsw@ipu.ac.in Share Posters/Slogans/Songs/Videos of ECI Contest – Most Urgent.
3. 25-03-2022 Director Student Welfare: dsw@ipu.ac.in Notice- National Voter Awareness Contest (Online, Quiz, Poster, Song and Video)
4. 25-03-2022 PHDCCI info@phdccimail.in Participation in the National Voters’ Awareness Contest – reg.
April
1. 11-04-2022 Director Student Welfare dsw@ipu.ac.in Follow Social Media Accounts of Delhi Facebook, Twitter and Instagram
July
1. 26-07-2022 ceodelhihelpline 1950 ceodelhihelpline@gmail.com Registration Drive Invitation doc
2. 29-07-2022 Director Student Welfare dsw@ipu.ac.in Appointment of Campus Ambassadors for the Academic Session 2022-23
October
1. 25-10-2021 DSW GGSIPU: dswggsipu@gmail.com Form for Electoral Literacy Clubs / Voter Awareness Forum
2. 26-10-2021 ELC CEO DELHI: elcceodelhi@gmail.com Regarding ELC Formation, Voter card awareness / SSR 2022
November
1. 03.11.2021 DSW GGSIPU: dswggsipu@gmail.com Video Making Competition among students/employees of ELC / VAF
  • Webpage Incharge : Priyanka Singh
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