SVEEP/INVC as on 7th April 2014

Salient features of the V.C. held on 07.04.14. on SVEEP.

Ø     We have a total No. of 264 booths where the polls recorded in the last Parliament General Election were barely 10% of the average. So, to enhance voters’ turn- out percentage (VTR) a special SVEEP drive has to be launched.

Ø     Our strategy to enhance VTR would include a dedicated tableau with all IEC materials provided by ECI  to be displayed prominently and one artist will have to be engaged by DICO for this purpose.

Ø     As per the instruction we have to make at least 10 polling stations as  model booths. Apart from this, Punisole, a village falling  under Onda-254 AC which will have  21 model booths. Besides, two each from Khatra, Bankura Municipality and Bishnupur Municipality will be model booths. 

Ø     The No. of vulnerable electors residing in areas – particularly, in LWE blocks - has to be ascertained or assessed keeping in mind the trend of percentage of votes is very low. 4 such blocks under 3 A.Cs have been identified in this connection.

Ø     As this district comes under the ambit of  e-governance, facilities like common service centre for issuing of  residential, caste certificate etc. we can make use of  this CSC as voters facility centre as well during the election period.

Ø     We have almost 59406 new voters as on date. So we will launch a special drive in colleges and educational institutions to ensure their participation in the electoral process and as a part of we will appoint campus ambassadors among the eminent persons like retired professors etc. who will motivate the new voters to exercise their franchise. 

Ø     We will ask BSNL for bulk messages to the voter from P-5 day till P-day

to cast their votes.

Ø     Among the tribals particularly Santhals, DICO will be requested to campaign in alchiki script in some adivasi festivals like Hunting Festival/ Baha/Disom / Sikaria. We have to make adequate police arrangement on this occasion on 09/4 and 10/4. The aid of audio visual media will be taken for this task.

Ø     We have to  take special note of any decision for boycott of polls in any part of the constituency. Oftentimes, these are propelled by local grievances. We may address such issue beforehand, if possible, to preclude any such possibility of boycott of polls.

Ø     In 102 polling stations there is no drinking water facility or ground water resource, we can sink new tube-wells or make the old ones functional with the fund available of SDR or fund placed for election purpose for basic minimum facilities.

Ø     We will meet media persons as on 12.04.14. on the first day of nomination.