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DESCRIPTION:Discussion on “Making Elections Inclusive Accessible and Part
 icipative”\n\nConducted By: IEEE BIT Student Branch Dr.Jalaja S (IEEE BI
 T Student Branch Counsellor)\n\nGuests:\n\n- Aswath.M.U(Principal\, BIT)\n
 - Vijay Prakash( PG Coordinator Research Dean)\n\nEvent Tagline: The Photo
 graphs of event taking ceremony will be uploaded using hashtag #NVD2022\n\
 nInformation: The above Event took place on 25th January\n\n2022(National 
 Voter’s Day) ONLINE MODE(WEBEX).The Election Commission of India operate
 s on the principle of ‘No voter to be left behind’ and is committed to
  including all kinds of voters in the electoral process in order to attain
  the constitutional and legislative mandate of universal adult suffrage. A
 dditionally\, the Commission is committed to establishing an equal access 
 framework for empowering Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) that is based on
  the fundamentals of responsiveness\, respect\, and dignity\, in order to 
 increase elector confidence in them\; and to supporting initiatives that i
 mprove service offerings in order to increase their electoral participatio
 n.\n\nThe Commission has periodically issued orders directing the inclusio
 n of persons with disabilities in electoral processes\, most notably in\n\
 nresponse to Supreme Court judgments.\n\nMoreover\, it is found that some 
 young people who had recently reached the voting age of 18 are showing lit
 tle or no interest in enrolling on the electoral roll. The goal of Nationa
 l Voters Day is to encourage young people to participate in the democratic
  process.\n\nThe day was developed to remind young people that it is their
  turn to be active participants in the election process and to get eligibl
 e voters out of their homes to exercise their fundamental right.\n\nOutcom
 e of the Event: The above event was successful and good interactive betwee
 n the participants about the topic\n\nVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.
 org/m/304425
LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/304425
ORGANIZER:jalajas@ieee.org
SEQUENCE:1
SUMMARY:Making Elections Inclusive Accessible and Participative
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/304425
X-ALT-DESC:Description: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;u&gt;Discussion on &amp;ldquo\;Making Elections 
 Inclusive Accessible&lt;/u&gt; &lt;u&gt;and Participative&amp;rdquo\;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Conducte
 d By: IEEE BIT Student Branch Dr.Jalaja S (IEEE BIT Student Branch Counsel
 lor)&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Guests:&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;ul&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;Aswath.M.U(Principal\, BIT)&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;
 Vijay Prakash( PG Coordinator Research Dean)&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;/ul&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;\n
 &lt;p&gt;Event Tagline: The Photographs of event taking ceremony will be uploade
 d using hashtag #NVD2022&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Information: The above Event took place o
 n &lt;strong&gt;25th January&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2022(National Voter&amp;rsquo\
 ;s Day) ONLINE MODE(WEBEX).&lt;/strong&gt;The Election Commission of India opera
 tes on the principle of &amp;lsquo\;No voter to be left behind&amp;rsquo\; and is 
 committed to including all kinds of voters in the electoral process in ord
 er to attain the constitutional and legislative mandate of universal adult
  suffrage. Additionally\, the Commission is committed to establishing an e
 qual access framework for empowering Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) that
  is based on the fundamentals of responsiveness\, respect\, and dignity\, 
 in order to increase elector confidence in them\; and to supporting initia
 tives that improve service offerings in order to increase their electoral 
 participation.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;The Commission has periodically issued orders direc
 ting the inclusion of persons with disabilities in electoral processes\, m
 ost notably in&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;response to Supreme Court judgments.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp\
 ;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;table&gt;\n&lt;tbody&gt;\n&lt;tr&gt;\n&lt;td width=&quot;96&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/td&gt;\n&lt;/tr&gt;\n&lt;tr&gt;\n&lt;
 td&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/td&gt;\n&lt;td&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/td&gt;\n&lt;/tr&gt;\n&lt;/tbody&gt;\n&lt;/table&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/
 p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Moreover\, it is found that some young people who had recently reac
 hed the voting age of 18 are showing little or no interest in enrolling on
  the electoral roll. The goal of National Voters Day is to encourage young
  people to participate in the democratic process.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;
 The day was developed to remind young people that it is their turn to be a
 ctive participants in the election process and to get eligible voters out 
 of their homes to exercise their fundamental right.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;
 p&gt;Outcome of the Event: The above event was successful and good interactiv
 e between the participants about the topic&lt;/p&gt;
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