National Voter’s Day

The National Voters’ Day has been celebrated on January 25 every year since 2011, all across the country to mark the foundation day of Election Commission of India, i.e. 25th January 1950. Theme for this year’s NVD is ‘Nothing Like Voting, I Vote for Sure’. The main purpose of the NVD celebration is to encourage, facilitate and maximize enrolment, especially for the new voters. National Voters Day 2024 was celebrated with pomp on January 25, 2024 at Longowal Academic    College, Dera Bassi. To bring awareness regarding vote and voting rights, Poster Making and Slogan Writing Competitions on the topic “Importance of Voter’s day” were organized in the college. The Hon’ble Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi also addressed the youth of the country through a live webinar. He encouraged the younger generation to use their voting rights properly and to play a strong role in nation building. All the necessary arrangements were made by the college to conduct the live webcast in the campus. The college students and teachers in great numbers watched the live webcast of this momentous occasion. Also the pledge for National Voters’ Day is taken by the faculties, staff and students under the guidance of Principal Dr.Vinod Katyal. By taking this pledge our students understood the importance of voting.