India is the largest democratic country in the world. The power of a citizen comes with the tool called 'vote', which decides the authorities. In partnership with Election Commission of India, Facebook has launched the 'voter registration' reminder button. Starting from 1st July, every Facebook user, who is eligible to vote, will be reminded with the voter registration feature. The reminder will be available in 13 languages - English, Hindi, Gujarati, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Punjabi, Bengali, Urdu, Assamese, Marathi and Oriya.
I am pleased to announce that the Election Commission of India is going to launch a ‘Special Drive to enrol left out electors, with a particular focus on first time electors. This is a step towards fulfilment of the motto of ECI that ‘NO VOTER TO BE LEFT BEHIND’. As part of this campaign, on 1st July, 2017, Facebook will run a voter registration reminder in multiple Indian languages to all the Facebook users in India. I urge all eligible citizens to enrol and VOTE i.e. Recognize your Right and Perform your Duty. I am sure this initiative will strengthen Election Commission of India’s enrolment campaign and encourage future voters to participate in the Electoral Process and become responsible Citizens of India. - Dr.Nasim Zaidi, Chief Election Commissioner, Election Commission of India
Though Facebook has launched the voter registration reminder during 2016 and 2017 elections, that was limited to individual states. But, this is the first time ever such feature is launched by Facebook across India. Once the user click the 'Register Now' button, the user will be redirected to the
National Voters' Service Portal. This links contains a sequence of steps to get registered with the EC as a voter.
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| Voter Registration Drive by Facebook |
People use Facebook to connect, share and get involved with issues that matter to them. We want to build products that support this type of civic engagement - on Election Day and every day. We believe that democracies are stronger when more people are engaged. On July 1st, you will get a voter registration reminder in your newsfeed, so if you are not registered to vote, enrol & Jet Set Vote! - Ms. Ankhi Das, Public Policy Director for India, South & Central Asia.
The Facebook users across India is estimated to be around 180 million. With this huge number, the Government of India is trying to create awareness of vote and the power of voter online.
Right to vote is one of the fundamental rights of every Indian citizen. - Constitution of India.
Source: Facebook
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