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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | 60% in 18-19 age bracket not enrolled as voters -Bharti Jain

60% in 18-19 age bracket not enrolled as voters -Bharti Jain

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published Published on Jul 3, 2017   modified Modified on Jul 3, 2017
-The Times of India

NEW DELHI: Barely 40% of the country's newly eligible voters in the 18-19 age group are currently enrolled as voters. In fact, in big states like Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, 75 lakh and 46 lakh young people have turned 18 but are yet to enlist themselves as voters.

As per statistics compiled by the Election Commission as part of its special enrolment drive focused on young voters, 3.36 crore people in the 18-19 age group in the country have not registered themselves in the voters' list. The difference between electors and projected population in the age group is most prominent in states like UP, Bihar, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh, even as Kerala, Punjab and Andhra Pradesh and many smaller states are better off.

It is precisely this large difference between eligible young voters and actual voters that has prompted the EC to launch a special month-long drive from July 1 to reach out to unlisted voters and persuade them through popular modes like social media to sign up.

Elaborating on the special drive, chief election commissioner Nasim Zaidi told TOI, "Focus of the commission is mainly on young voters as we noticed that young voters are enrolled much less in number. In fact, 5-6 years ago, the registered youth as a percentage of eligible youth used to be 10%. In successive years, we have increased this enrolment percentage to 40% or so. But still, a large number of youth are not registered.

"In UP, close to 75 lakh eligible young voters are yet to be enrolled. Likewise for many other states. So, we are launching a special campaign for enrolment of these young voters from July 1. This time we are making use of Facebook because young people are on Facebook. Facebook will issue reminders to all young voters between July 1 and 3, reminding them whether they are registered or not registered. If they are not registered, it will direct them to the National Voter Service Portal, where they can fill the online application, which will then be pursued (at our end)."

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The Times of India, 3 July, 2017, http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/60-in-18-19-age-bracket-not-enrolled-as-voters/articleshow/59416532.cms


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